The Moon

Wherever you are, just for one second, open a window or a door or just go outside and find the moon.
I promise you, I'm looking at the same moon.
And fifty years from now, you'll be looking at the same moon.'
So no matter how bad it gets or alone you'll feel the moon is going to be a symbol for all the good times that have passed and all those that are going to come.
The moon's going to make us a little stronger.

Mike Patterson

On 29th June 2013 a man named Mike Patterson died. Three weeks ago, Mike jumped into a lake to save a drowning little girl. Unfortunately, in the process of rescuing her, he severely injured and paralyzed himself and lost his life. To read the full story you can go to
http://t.now.msn.com/mike-patterson-hero-who-saved-4-year-old-from-drowning-in-creek-dies
or
www.friendsofmikepatterson.com
The reason I wanted to tell you this story is because of how much such stories need to be heard. Our world is so focused on the big names, the flashy lights, the bold, brave celebrities who can tweet about their breakfasts and cause a sensation. But nobody will ever know about a simple man named Mike Patterson, a 43 year old hero, who made an instant decision to put somebody else's life over his own.
Life is so valuable, so precious. The ability to see the sunrise in the morning. The ability to run. To taste. To love. To speak. I don't know about you but I hold all these things so close to my heart. And I don't know if I'd ever have the power to give that all up. But he did. Mike Patterson did.
He truly is a hero.
And that's why I believe in the world. That's why I believe in God. Because he creates people who have so much soul, so much courage that they can give everything for someone else. He creates soldiers. He creates teachers who jump in front of their students during a school shooting. He creates mothers who can love another human more than themselves. And even if you're not religious or you're an atheist, I know that you can just believe in ideas like goodness and humanity because of people like Mike Patterson.
So go a little stronger. Smile a little wider. Do it for Mike Patterson. <33

Pick Yourself Up

There are some nights when you curl up a little tighter in bed and a part of you is terrified of what the morning will bring to you.
There are some days when all you want to do is close your eyes and be transported into a land where you yourself don't exist.
There are some days when love feels like such an intangible concept that you start to doubt that its even real.
I want to write this blog for you on those days.
This blog is to inspire you be a little stronger.
Pick yourself up when you fall. I promise the world is a much nicer place when you're not on the floor.