Romans 4:5

But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who
justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
- New American Standard Bible

Art

"Whoever uses the spirit that is in him creatively is an artist. To make living itself an art, that is the goal."

- Henry Miller

Psalm 127:1

Unless the LORD builds the house,
   the builders labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
   the guards stand watch in vain.

Fancy seeing this on tumblr.

Beauty fades; that's why it's what's inside that counts. 

James 5:16

"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."
- New International Version (NIV)

Promises

The rate at which human  beings make promises without thinking still amazes me. Making a promise to do something does not make it more likely that you will do that thing. So its not relevant to promise to do something if you're no sure you can.

A friend of mine just moved to America and had promised to call me when he got there. Not that I cared if he called or not since we could still talk some other way. I warned him not to promise because he has the best track record for breaking promises but he insisted. And as you must have already guessed, he didn't call and now I'm upset with him.

Moral of the story? Don't make promises you can't keep. Better yet don't promise anything at all whether its a promise to God to to a fellow human, just don't; that is of course unless you're one hundred percent sure you won't break it.

 "It is better to say nothing that to make a promise and not keep it" [Ecclesiastes 5:5]

Change

I have come to accept that everything in life is subject to change. Nothing can stay the same for sure and I guess that's just life. I think people should always learn to embrace change whether it is a major change in your life or someone you know that has changed. Change must always be accompanied with acceptance.

This summer, I changed a whole lot but not in who I am as a person rather in my general outlook on life. It all began when I stumbled upon this quote:

"For everything you have missed, you have gained something else and for everything you gain, you lose something else" - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

In life, you might miss out on a few things but you gain something worthwhile in exchange and sometimes people might perceive this as a changed attitude in you but that shouldn't bother you because always with change you might lose friends or people who don't accept the new you; this is how life sadly is.

I realized that this summer and I really sat down to think about the areas in my life that require change and so far I have been doing a good job. I get scared of trying out new things because I tend to be temperamental which would explain my inconsistency with blogging; this too will change.

I would like to refer to this stage as the 'maturing stage' in my life ("Its about time" my mother would most likely say if she read this.) and I'm loving every bit of it.

Speaking of change, I'm now a part of this other blog that's strictly about being artistic and its been going fantastic even though we've been doing a lot of writing in terms of poetry, prose etc. Anyway, kindly check it out: http://femmefatale-4.blogspot.com/

Happiness

There comes a time in life 

when you have to let go of

all the pointless drama

and the people who create it

and instead surround yourself with

people who make

you laugh so hard

that you forget the bad

and focus solely on the good.

After all,

Life is too short to be

anything but happy.

"Life is the Most Spectacular 

Show on Earth"

"Is it the look in your eyes? Or is it the dancing juice? Who cares baby, I THINK I WANNA MARRY YOU" - Bruno MARS ♥

Happy Marting Luther King Jr Day & Happy Belated Birthday MLK, RIP.

"Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other." 

- MLK

There's a point in life when you get tired of chasing everyone and trying to fix everything but it isn't giving up. It's realizing you don't need certain people and their crap.

If you cant get someone out of your head then maybe they are supposed to be there

♥

There is a little truth behind "Just kidding."

A little emotion behind "I don't care."

A little pain behind "I'm okay."

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within. 

 ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Don't let people drive you crazy when you know it's a walking distance.
- Anonymous.

"A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her"

“Where shall I go? To the left where nothing is right? Or to the right where nothing is left?"

-@EpicTweets_

"Life is what happens when you're too busy making plans"