This is what makes me, me.
- Flowers
- Books that enrich me
- Magnolia trees
- I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
- The feeling of accomplishment
- The sun
- Long holiday weekends
- Sending my friends a funny text and getting a stupid response back
- The idea of the future
- Clean sheets and shaven legs
- Hats
- Ray LaMontagne and rain
- Fleetwood Mac’s Greatest Hits
- Laughing so hard that tears come to my eyes
- City and Colour
- Having the ability to be a part of something bigger than myself
- Old people who still manage to radiate happiness and life instead of regret and sorrow
- Having faith
- Being able to sit down and talk to someone for hours and hours
- Inside jokes between you and the people you love
- Any song that Justin Vernon and The Staves have ever produced
- The mountains.
- Old photographs that remind me of the life I once had
- Solving a problem I once thought unsolvable
- John Mayer’s twitter
- Bonfires accompanied by laughter
- Cute Pinterest boards that enable me to become one of the most inspired versions of myself
- Fireworks
- Moments that are too great to be expressed in words
- Chips and guacamole
- Walking through freezing cold weather with a body that is bundled warm
- ENERGIZERS
- Meeting new people and knowing an amazing friendship is going to come from it
- Plants
- Creaky floorboards that make it impossible to sneak up on anyone
- Squeeze hugs
- The little wrinkles people get around their eyes when they smile
- Exchanging playlists
- Open-mindedness
- Women who empower other women
- Finding a healthy recipe that is delicious
- A child’s smile
- Taking a shower after spending way too long in the pool
- Waking up, looking at your clock, and realizing you still have a couple more hours of sleep
- Diving into a new jar of peanut butter
- Pearl earrings
- Getting my nails done and feeling as if I could take on the world- until they chip
- Old pennies
- Having a shirt for any sort of Presbyterian event I have ever been to
- Watching separation unite again
- Pointless arguments that never end
- Being able to relate to others through experiences thought traveled alone
You are what you love, not what loves you.
Love, Valerie x