Waiting it Out.

"Some things in life are worth waiting for...even if it means waiting forever."

I was sent the above icon in a text once before when I was younger and a lot more naive.  I was susceptible to falling for any cliche line of a skilled Casanova.  Now, I have set my standards a little higher.  I typically know bull when I hear it, and I also recognize sincere compliments.  Lately, I have heard much more of the latter. 

I used to think I just had bad luck, but now I realize that I am very lucky.  I might have had to wait, but one thing I have learned is that some things are worth waiting for.  It may seem like forever, but it's usually not.  You just have to wait, and your time will come.  I, for one, am happy that I had to wait.  It has made me appreciate so much more what I have now.  If I had not had to wait, the person who most deserves my appreciation now, would not be as properly appreciated as he is.  It may sound like a tongue twister to you, but it makes perfect sense to me. 

Whatever you are waiting for, your time will come.  You might have to hold out a little longer than you wanted to, but you must have hope.  Whether it involves life, love, or just happiness in general, it will eventually come rolling your way.  And when it does...it will probably be better than you ever expected to be.  You just have to wait it out. 

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A Spark in the Dark

Fireworks are one of the simply complex beauties of summer.  What could be better than watching fireworks in every shape, size, and color, light up the sky on a gorgeous summer evening?

Fireworks start out as a mere spark and proceed to illuminate the entire sky surrounding it.  Isn't it amazing how something that starts out so small can become so humongous?  Even more amazing is the sound following a firework.  At first, the spark seems to go out.  All you see is a dark, lonely, sky.  And then...

BABOOM!

A sound is heard that would probably make Helen Keller jump, and along with it is a vast array of colors that decorate the night sky!  Almost everyone loves it though:  the whistling sound of a firework launching up in the air, the illumination of a previously dark sky, and the smell of smoke long after a firework goes out. 

Like fireworks, many other things spark in summer too, though we may not always recognize them.  Fireworks are hard not to miss when they are blowing up right in front of your face like gigantic volcanoes.  However, there are lesser sparks during the summer. 

Sparklers, for instance, are a lot less obvious.  They don't beg for attention.  They don't light up the whole sky.  The fact is though, they they can still create a fire.  All it takes to start a fire is a tiny spark, which is precisely what a sparkler is.

Just because something starts out small does not mean it could not turn out to be something big.  You may see a sparkler, but it may be the beginning of a beautiful firework...

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Always in the Way?

I found the picture below while surfing the web, and I found it very moving.  It is, indeed, a PostSecret.

I don't know how many of you have heard of "PostSecret," so I will just explain it to you now in case you do not know about this amazing project.  According to http://www.postsecret.com/, "PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard."  They then publish books with these anonymous secrets in them.  Actually, I have two of them, and they are very interesting to read.  It personally makes me feel less alone because we all have secrets.  We all have something about us that we have kept hidden from everyone else.

As I mentioned earlier, I found the PostSecret pictured above incredibly moving.  I believe it deserves to be recognized and discussed.  I think it is a secret almost all of us can relate to whether we will admit it or not.  I know I, for one, have felt ugly before.  I have felt like I was in the way.  I have felt that something would have been better of without me.  How about you?  Have you ever felt this way?

Ahhh...The Envies of Summer!

Ahhhhh.....summer.

If you are a student, like me, you probably breathed a sigh of relief after you finished that final exam.



If you are a parent, you may be dreading the fact that your kids will be home ALL summer.



If you are a teacher, a sense of freedom may have overcome you as you sat back and realized you won't have to deal with those whiny, nasty, dependent, kids all summer.



I think summer evokes different emotions in all of us. It is a time of freedom, but it can also be a time of boredom. I know that I, for one, start to miss my friends a great deal a few weeks into the summer. However, it is also a time envied by all of the other seasons. All of the other seasons just wish they could give off that popsicle licking, sprinkler running, watermelon eating, diving into the pool, overall good feeling of summer!

You may start to feel bored, and may only be thinking of those lazy days of sleeping ahead.
But you also can't deny it: summer brings out something wonderful and magical in us all!

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Nice to Meetcha. (:

Hello there, everyone! Well, today is going to be a more personal post than you usually see! I am very happy to have gotten quite a few new followers in the past few days, and I would like to introduce myself to you. :) So...sit back, relax, and let's get to know each other a little bit better, shall we?
Yup, that girl right up there is me! It is a picture of me right before my graduation, on May 28th. I graduated high school! It has been an interesting four years, let me tell you. But enough of that.
I'm Molly! :) I am seventeen, going on eighteen. One thing you really need to know: THEATRE IS MY LIFE!!!!! I love acting - it is my passion, and I am totally in love with it! However, I also enjoy writing and psychology. I love to act, read, sing, dance, bowl, listen to music, and tons of other stuff! I love God!!! I spend way too much time on the computer, but hey, that's just me. I am a pretty shy person, honestly. It might take me awhile to warm up, but once I do I can be pretty hilarious, not gonna lie! I am also pretty deep though, which not everyone realizes. I have a serious side. I am very accepting and open-minded, or at least, that's what I like to think of myself. :)
Right now, it is summer (duh). The past few days I have pretty much just been enjoying that fact. I usually don't enjoy being bored, but it has been kind of nice not to have a planned schedule and routine. I am bowling though, on a summer league with a few friends, which is a blast! I have bowled on a league since the fourth grade, but I have only bowled on summer league since last summer. I am hoping to maybe get a job this summer too, so wish me luck! Really, I just wanted to write this blog so I could introduce myself to my new readers, and allow my old readers to know a little bit more about me! :D I hope you all have enjoyed reading it. And I would ALWAYS love to know more about you, so feel free to share. Leave me comments, and express your thoughts on anything and everything! There is one thing I would like to ask you to do before you before you go though...PLEASE VOTE IN THE POLL CURRENTLY ON MY PAGE! LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF ON MY BLOG! I would really appreciate it! :) If you ever would like me to write about something that you do not see I have blogged about already, PLEASE leave a comment! I would LOVE to hear from you, in any way, shape or form! With that said, I hope you all have a great day, and a wonderful summer!!!
Love,
Molly (: