20

sometimes i get so caught up in how great the future is going to be, planning , dreaming, longing for it to come NOW (did i mention im a little impatient?) i get so focused on what is to be that i forget to just be.
and then all of a sudden i realise that in being so focused on tomorrow i am wishing away today, my mind is so buisy that i havent noticed new flowers blooming in my garden, the beautiful sunset. some days i forget to take the time to truly feel (love, appreciation for all the things that sing to my heart, joy, happiness)

so a few days ago i made a decission. to live in the now and celebrate being 20.

to notice and smile at all the little moments of my days, my routines, my happy places.
i decided to wake up each day, eat a healthy breakfast because it makes me feel good and i deffinately deserve to feel fantastic every day. i think about how i feel and what i realy want to get out of that day

here are some photos i took to forever remind me who i am now. i am carefree ,bohemian, 20. i am exploration, a teacher, a learner. i am freedom, i am art. i am growth, i am ocean.
most importantly, i am ME

last night me and benny danced and giggled in our kitchen while making tea and then went walking in search of a good fishing spot for another night. we walked over flowing water on rickety rocks that threatend to shift in the mud and send us falling into the murky water. we talked and held hands and i felt like the luckiest girl alive. to be on this adventure (life) with benny. to be living somewhere brand new that is an experience of my choosing. to know that wherever i go, whatever i do, its my choice and i can make what i want of it. i choose to appreciate it all, to feel, to love. i choose to live spontaniously and take each day as it comes. as a gift.

i love life