each of us may think we know exactly what we need to make us happy, what will be good for us, what will ensure we have our happy ending, but life rarely works out in the way we expect, and our happy ending may have all sorts of unexpected twists and turns, be shaped in all sorts of unexpected ways. -jane green

When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate.
And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.

-Shauna Niequist

One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.
-Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright

be thankful for your friends and family.

this is how it goes. . .

thank you juls ♥

gobble! gobble!
happy thanksgiving!

Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts. -Charles Dickens

We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give. -Winston Churchill

In your life, you meet people. Some you never think about again. Some, you wonder what happened to them. There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you. And then there are some you wish you never had to think about again. But you do.

-The Wonder Years

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Life will knock you down more times than you can possibly imagine. Don’t knock yourself down.

-Adam Braverman

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined.

-Henry David Thoreau

Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.
-Albert Einstein

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

-Harriet Tubman

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. -Oprah Winfrey

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

-Ella Fitzgerald

"We have a good life when we manage to live with both satisfied and unsatisfied needs, when we are not obsessed by what is beyond our reach."

-Kjell Magne Bondevik

we all have something to hide. some dark place inside us we don't want the world to see. so we pretend everything's okay. wrapping ourselves in rainbows. and maybe that's all for the best, because some of these places are darker than others.
-unknown

one of my favorite quotes. . .

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime: therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate contest of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we must be saved by love.

-Reinhold Niebuhr

dear julie,

"Out of all I learned in life, you always keep your friends close to your heart, 'cause they will help you if you are falling down."

thank you for this honest quote.
all my love,
jen

valentino studded t-bar flats
drawing by janelle burger

it is your friends who make your world.

-william james

The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.

-Elizabeth Kubler Ross

hug it out everyday for 20 seconds,
even if its with a lil plushy ♥