Penny For Your Thoughts

 He told me that I have layers. He is new in my life, and I have scared men before by showing them too much at once.  With this one, I am being careful. I believe he could handle all of me at once, but isn't there something to be said for a slow love? Discovering who he is slowly, a hand on my back while dancing, holding the hug a second longer than necessary, the tension in a moment when he says he wants you around for a long time but does not say why, conversations growing every single day.  Reaching nearly a month of discovery,  and I could see it continuing for months to come.  He is kind and he is caring and he likes baseball and he has a wonderful smile and he is tall and he is protective and he is a good listener and he is a good singer and he has a goofy side and he feels comforting. There is something to be said for a slow love. -Emma Lancaster

 I have taken a break from writing because sometimes, you need to experience life in order to be able to write about life.  Recently, I have been loving every moment as it comes to me.  Loving is the key word.  When we approach life with love, it becomes a little less stressful and a little less scary.  I have tried new things and been a failure and met new friends and spent time with old friends and throughout all of this, I have loved so big.  Love big today.  -Emma Lancaster

 I’ve finally won the battle against my own mind.  Sometimes, I’m just in the mood to be sad. I want to listen to sad music and cry, just because we all need to be sad sometimes.  I just can’t raise these feelings within myself anymore.  I try and think about shortcomings that I’ve had lately, and they don’t affect me.  I’m at peace with myself and my mind. I finally understand that I put my everything into everything that I do and  That Is Enough.  I am enough and I deserve the happiness that I feel.  Oh, what a beautiful thing it is To enjoy your life As you Have built it.  -Emma Lancaster