You can't judge, or point fingers. You just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you. Audrey Hepburn

"Some peole come in your life for a lifetimeand some come for a season. You have to know which is which. I put everybody that comes into my life in the category of a tree. Some people are leaves on a tree. The wind blows, they go to the left. The wind blows from the other way, they go to the right. They are just unstable. You can't count on them for nothing. All they ever do is take from that tree. What you need to understand about a leaf is that it has a season. It'll wither and die and blow away.There ain't no need to be praying over a leaf to be resurrected. When it's dead it's gone. Let it go! Some people are like that. All the leaf ever does is cool you off every now and then. If you're grown, you know what I'm talking about, because you can call them in the middle of the night and get cooled off. That's the leaf people. They come to take. Then there are people like a branch. You got to be careful with branch people. They come in all different shapes and sizes. You never know how strong they will be in your life. So my advice is to tip out on it slowly. When you're going out on a limb, don't put too much weight on it at once, because it can fall and

leave you high and dry. Sometimes, you have to wait for a branch to grow up before it can hold all of the things you want to share with it. Finally, there are people who are like roots at the bottom of the tree. If you find yourself two or three people in your entire lifetime that are like the roots, then you are blessed. The roots don't care nothing about being seen. All they're there to do is hold that tree up, to make sure it stays in the air. It comes from the earth to give that tree everything it needs. That's what relationships should be about. That's what you need, people who want to be in your life for the right reasons. If somebody wants to walk out of your life, you've got to LET THEM GO! When you learn to love yourself, you will end up giving standards to everyone around you. Again, I repeat with emphasis, if they don't meet those standards, you have to let them go, because they might be a leaf. And forgive them with all your might."

ann anise

People have a habit of inventing fictions they will believe wholeheartedly in order to ignore the truth they cannot accept. Libba Bray

Each in her own way so brave, so determined, and so very desperate. Desperate to venture out, but afraid of what she'll miss when she goes. Desperate to get everything she wants, even when she's not exactly sure of what that is. Desperate for life to be perfect again, although she realizes it never really was. Desperate for a better future, if she can find a way to escape her past. Desperate Housewives

"She's not like that now. She knows better. She knows now that people lie, and promises can be broken as quick as they are made. She understands that she might never be loved, and too quickly good things fly in front of your eyes before you can reach out and grab them. She knows that you can't change or help time, so every now and then it will just run out. There isn't a place for everyone in the world, so if you're standing alone for awhile, that's why. Not everything in life comes easy, but when you work the hardest, that's when it's the best. You can't always expect people to care, and even when your best friends stab you in the front, don't think for one minute that they didn't already aim for your back. They missed for a reason. She has found out to soon, that in the end, you are your own best friend . Everyone will be broken at some point in their life and more often than not, its gonna hurt like hell . But you can't stop it. You can't change Gods plan. Some things are meant to be and all the pain you go through will end up resulting in something huge. You don't know what it is and when it happens, and it will hit you like a ton of bricks. Overtime, certain things no longer have an affect on you. And that happens because that's the way it supposed to be. But you'll learn all that later in life when little things like a sunrise or a spring rain start to matter. It might catch you off guard and happen sooner than you think. I mean, ask her. She knows."

nise.

Needing was so easy: it came naturally, like breathing. Being needed by someone else, though, that was the hard part.

You know that feeling? That feeling when you just want the right thing to fall into the right place, not only because it's right, but because it will mean that such a thing is still possible? I want to believe that.

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

          Why does everyone around me seem so certain? I'm not used to being the person confused about answers. However, this state of confusion is becoming more and more familiar as time passes. I frequently have feelings of certainty and clarity that quickly fade as I start to second guess myself. It frustrates me everyone around me can see what I desperately want to set my sights on.

         

          I try. Honestly, I do. I attempt to let my fears go but never fail to stand in my own way--even when I make a conscious effort to move out of my sunlight. Ultimately, I see what I want to see when I'm ready to see it. & when the time is right, I will stop trying over and over to fit a square peg into a round hole. The questions feel like 100lb weights I carry around every day.

ann anise.

If God brings you to it, He'll bring you through it.

It was happening. I just sat there and watched while my heart broke for her. It was upsetting. I don't understand how the situation has come down to this. I could never understand, even if I tried--which I have.

No one really knows the true inner workings of any relationship. We all speculate, from the outside, about what we are told from others and see for ourselves, but never really know the truth. When eyes and ears are not around to witness events behind closed doors, people are left to their own assumptions. Most all assumptions, in this case, have proven to be wrong. It was not a fairytale, and they are no longer planning to live happily ever after.

This scares me. Everyone I knew had the same exact opinion, about this relationship, as I did. How could we all be so wrong? If it started as a fairytale, why did it fade? No one can answer these questions and people will always continue to surprise me by their lack feelings when dealing with these situations.

You closed your eyes. That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too -- even when you’re in the dark. Even when you’re falling.

Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie


ann anise.

A Broken Wing.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27

In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength. Isaiah 30:15

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9

When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all. Psalm 34:17-19

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm 46:1-3

Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. Psalm 71:20

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," delares the Lord, "and will bring you back from captivity."Jeremiah 29:11-14

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation. I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:12,13

If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. James 1:5-6

Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. Discipline yourselves, keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in your faith. And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you. 1 Peter 5:7-9,10

My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. Exodus 33:14

The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9-10

He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3

For we were so utterly, unbearably crushed that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death so that we would rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. He who rescued us from so deadly a peril will continue to rescue us; on him we have set our hope that he will rescue us again. 2 Corinthians 1:8b-10

No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13

Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

ann anise.

The deepest feelings always show themselves in silence.

Sometimes you just feel everything and nothing all at once...

 

I do...but I dont...& I want to...but I wont. I am...but Im not...& I could...but I just cant. It feels right...but its wrong...& Ive hurt for way too long.

Most people have a harder time letting themselves love then finding someone to love them

So many roads, so many detours. So many choices, so many mistakes. As we drive along this road called life ocassionaly a gal will find herself a little lost. & when that happens I guess she has to let go of the coulda, shoulda, woulda buckle up, and just keep going. Sex & The City

Sometimes people want things and sometimes people need things, but very seldomly do people want what they need

Sometimes, we dont see certain things until we're ready to see them in a certain way

Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they need to run free until they find someone just as wild to run with. Sex and The City

Sometimes we don't do things that we want to do, so that others don't know we want to do them

Opportunity does not knock, then knock again, and then leave a note saying, "sorry I missed you." That 70's show

 

She's tough. She tries to hide it. She's difficult. But if you make an effort, she's worth it. She's worth the effort. Grey's Anatomy

Always & Forever,

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27

Nise.

...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalm 30:5

"And Hansel said to Gretel: Let us drop these bread crumbs so that together we can find our way home because losing our way would be the most cruel of things. And once you lose yourself, you have two choices. Find the person you used to be or lose that person completely. Sometimes you have to step outside of the person you've been and remember the person you were meant to be. The person you wanted to be. The person you are. Because it's only when you're tested that you truly discover who you are. And it's only when you're tested that you discover who you can be. The person that you want to be does exist, somewhere on the other side of hard work and faith, and belief and beyond the heartache and fear of what life has."

Ann-Anise.