However, I am pieces of a whole, and a whole made of several pieces. The people in my life are the glue for these jagged odds and ends. They somehow arrange them so that they click together. My parents with their kind eyes, and who are shining examples of unconditional love. My brother with his sharp wit, and tight hugs that remind me of home. My best friend of 12 years, with her stormy grey eyes, and whose family is as familiar as my own. My other best friend without whom I cannot picture my future, with her contagious smile and Rapunzel hair, and whose advice always lights the way.

There are so many more colorful characters that light my life, and fill my house with laughter and song, and endless happy days, that if I were to name them all, it would fill endless chapters of endless books. These people and their catchphrases, and their unfailing love, never fail to move my heart.


I guess what I am trying to say, what I am truly trying to get at is this:

Life is never easy, and people are never who you want them to be. Colors never stay inside of lines and feelings get tossed around like salads. We are growing up, in a world that is so hard to grow up in. We will feel, we will hurt, we will break, we will find ourselves again. Endings will end, and beginnings will begin. Everything is messy and everything is neat. Haphazard contradictions are everywhere. So hold on to the ones you love, and let yourself feel all the colors of the rainbow. For we are here for a moment and then gone the next.


Don't let time pass you by.