one about love

this one might get to you: so one thing that greatly bothers me in life is the fact that people believe love is confined to some sort of age bracket. like if you are younger than 25 you have no idea what love is and you shouldn't be allowed to have it, so lets save it for the people who do. well personally I think that nothing could be further from the truth. I believe that love is ageless. now don't get me wrong here, I'm not saying parents and adults should just let their kids do whatever they want with whoever they want for the sole reason that "they are in love", that's up to the adults to decide. what I'm saying is that adults, and even young people, should stop discrediting and rejecting people simply because they say they love someone. even if the person if the person is wrong, at least they will learn from it, and besides, having someone tell them they are wrong and stupid for saying they're "in love" or "I love so and so" isn't going to make it any better. so why do it? one point I guess I can make is this; for those who say love is for your elders, what do you say to the fact that I love my best friend? oh that's right, I know exactly what you say "it's different" "it's not the same" oh is that so? so you're telling me that being willing to do absolutely anything for a best friend or say, a boyfriend/girlfriend, is different? yeah I don't think so. in my book, love is love. whether its toward a best friend, family member, or the person you are going to spend the rest of your life with, overall it's the same. it's not some feeling that you have every now and then, its something that shakes you to your core. its something that after a certain point is no longer felt, but projected. projected toward every person you meet, and everyone you see, simply because your life no longer matters, but instead someone else's matters more. every person shows their love differently so perhaps that's the reason why people think all love is different, but it's not. it's us, the people, who are different. and to me, that's how it should be. so don't call me crazy or naïve for believing that love is without boundaries, because I know someone who loved me with his entire heart before he even met me. but then again, people called Him crazy too. so go ahead and call me what you want. I'll still love you for it. 

Thankful

okay so if anyone reads what I post about this time every year, you would know that I always write about what I'm thankful for. usually it's some kind of a list comprised of funny things, memories and people. I try to make it different every year so that's what I'm going for this year too. 

• I'm thankful for all of the people in my past. whether you are still my friend or you aren't without every past experience and person, I would not be the person I am today
• I'm extremely thankful for my opportunity to go to college. Even though it wasn't something I was looking forward to, I am thankful to have the chance to go and I plan on making the most of it.
• I'm thankful for the strength I've been blessed with. Without it, I wouldn't have made it this far. 
• I'm thankful for my wonderful friends who despite all of my shortcomings and mistakes, still love me and will never let me go. 
• I'm thankful this past year. Some people say that high school should be the time of your life, others say college..well I'm only in to my first semester of college so I can't exactly say which is more true..but I can say the senior year was absolutely without a doubt undeniably incredible. end of story. 
• I'm thankful for the Crew, because we are our own little family.

This list may be short, but it's more like just things I have added to my eternal list of things I'm thankful for. For the past 4 years I have dramatically changed, allowing me the opportunity to look back and have plenty to write about. This blog may not be some award winning novel, but it is my life, well my life documented anyway, so I guess in a way I'm thankful for this. Everyone out there should find something they love to, something to make you feel free. In case you haven't learned anything today, I'll let you in on a secret: the things that make me feel free..this (obviously), painting, skiing, listening to music (especially Ben Howard), and looking at the sky. The last one does it for me most I think, nothing is better than gazing up at a sky filled with intensity, peace and even the most beautiful colors you have ever seen. So people, my message? get out there and appreciate all you have and don't forget to enjoy what you love the most.