thoughts/feelings.

I've been feeling pretty sentimental lately. I don't know if it's because I'm getting older, or if it's because of recent events around here. my great grandpa dying, my brother being in the hospital, my best friend having a few family members pass away, and a few other personal things. I think I've always been pretty sentimental, I have a lot of keep sakes, and piles of old pictures. over the past few weeks I've been thinking about the future, the past, and the present. how fast life seems to be flying by. i don't even know how to explain my thoughts, maybe they aren't even thoughts, they're more like feelings I guess. I guess I just want to hold on to each moment, make sure everyone I love knows that I love them, take pictures and collect mementos that mean something that I can pass down to future generations. make my life matter so in the end, I'm proud and everyone around me feels loved and inspired. I feel like a lot of my posts have been pretty similar lately, but to be honest I've been working on myself, to become who I've always wanted myself to become. I think I got a little busy or a little lost along the way, my brain got fuzzy and my life started moving faster than I could really live and breathe. but I'm starting to slow down, to not let my mind get so busy, and myself get so lazy. and I'm happy for the few of you who are interested in coming along with me on my journey.

      (an old brochure that my great grandpa gave me before my first trip to Yosemite)