When you think about it...

A picture I captured of water in a kitchen sink. Beautiful...but who would have thought it? Not everything is at it seems. Don't you agree? Sometimes you have to slow things down, and really take a good look at what you're dealing with. Everything has a story, a purpose, and a reason to make you look twice, and question.

Everything has a reason to reacting a certain way to specific things. The way things react the way they do shows a lot; and determines a lot.

Stop and take a look, and you'll learn that it, like you, is only doing what it naturally does-- what its instinct tells it to. Thus, why judge?

Sometimes it's just an answer.

Not all questions are answered. Maybe not all things should be questioned.

Maybe we're not meant to over analyze everything; maybe we should take things for what they are, without questioning, or wondering about what is, and what could be, what ifs and what should be. Maybe you just have to let nature take it course, and unfold for you to see and understand...on its own time. Not yours.

In a photograph, in person, in a dream, a song, a painting, a recipe, a note, an action, or which ever way it best suits your reach.

And you thought it was just a photograph of water... ;)

My ramblings come from me over thinking about certain things, people, in particular. You will never find someone that you understand 100%. We're all beings. We're all different, unique...finger prints with legs. (get it?) We expect people to treat us the way we're used to, or ways we expect. Not everyone shows themselves or responds to life in the same way you do. (Isn't that what makes life special, and exciting?)

Doesn't mean they think differently than you do- they just express it in ways you may not understand.

Give two boys a black marker, and they will both draw different pictures. We're free to express ourselves in our own ways; we should respect that others have that freedom as well.

It can hurt to see someone not respond in ways were familiar and comfortable with; however, we must acknowledge that like water, everyone bends the way they do for a reason. Their history, their secrets, their pasts, presents, dreams, and experiences. Their hopes, their expectations, and their flaws. The best thing one can do is be accepting of change and the unknown.

Question if you will, ask if you may. But be prepared to hear whatever the answer may be... sometimes silence is the answer we fear most, and sometimes it could be the comfort we're looking for.

You're the only person you'll ever be. This is the life you've been given. Worry not about the little things. You're older than you were yesterday. The clock wont stop, and every minute wasted is a minute you cannot take back or change. Live for all you've got- for all you believe in; for all you dream of and aspire. You're beautiful-- show the world, and don't hold back from being yourself. You were made the way you were for a greater reason.

Not everyone will treat you the way you expect to be treated. The way you should be treated. The way you long to be treated. Screw them! There are a wide variety of people, all there to unveil to you a little bit of the puzzle. Your puzzle. Take it, and grow. Don't let them stop you in your glorious ways, discourage, disappoint, or upset you. If they turn you away, they don't understand you, and will never appreciate what incredible things you have to offer.

Hold your head up high, and believe. You'll one day find what you're seeking.

Shine like the unique snowflake that longs for a moment of glory. Sparkle like the ocean, free and open. Dance like the stars in the eyes of an angel.

You may not have control over others and the way they react, think, or be...but you have the power to express yourself, and live your life the way you've always longed for.

You have no idea how many people find you beautiful. You don't realize how many people you can inspire just by being yourself. The world loves you.

Peace, to all those who seek it.