Good things come to those who wait :

Love is patient.

Take risks :

“The very strength that protects the heart from injury is the strength that prevents the heart from enlarging to its intended greatness within. The song of the voice is sweet, but the song of the heart is the pure voice of heaven.”


- Kahlil Gibra

PostSecret :

Jazz, New Orleans jazz :

Makes me so utterly happy.

Personal Commandments Update :

MY OWN PERSONAL COMMANDMENTS :

• Be Natalie.
• Let go.
• Act the way I want to feel.
• Do now, wait later.
• Breathe.
• Practice patience.
• Take courage.
• Take risks.
• Love.
• Be in the present tense.

Since this list has materialized, I've been toying with and referring to it almost everyday in a genuine effort to remind myself of not only who I am, but who I want to become. Most [un]regrettably, I've made the mistake of sharing it with others.


I say this, not because I resent publishing the list, but quite the opposite. I've noticed that, while in conversation over the phone or at coffee, a few good friends have taken to frequently quoting such phrases. And despite my stunned looks of bewilderment, their eyes meet mine, kindly, mischievously, and gently reminding me of what - and who - I hold most dear to me.

"All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love."

- Leo Tolstoy

I'm just :

So in love with Simon & Garfunkel.