PEACE and LOVE

Hello tumblr,

I’m baaaaaaaaackkkkkkkk

:)

randomselective:

Tumblr is not the place to be personal. Yeah it’s separate from your Facebook and whatnot but people are here just as much as any other site, if you’re gonna post overly-personal stuff on here know you’re leaving yourself vulnerable to millions of bloggers, cats get exposed off of tumblr.

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I’m stealing this idea from someone I follow on Twitter (shouts to @CornellDaGr8). 

I was having a conversation with one of my co-workers today, commenting on how 2011 flew by quickly & jokingly stated how I’m getting too old.

My co-worker is well into his 60s, he stared at me with a blank expression. His eyes refocused on mine. Softly, he replied, “On my 50th birthday .. It felt as if I fell asleep at 21 and woke up at 50.” I looked down, his stare was intimidating for once. He continued, “Time went by so quick. Slow down, Nashely. Slow down your time as soon as possible. Always fight for what and whoever you love, no matter who disagrees with it because before you know it, time gets to you. Time gets to you and you wake up alone on your 50th birthday with no accomplishments. You wake up with a face you barely can recognize.”

All I could do was nod. I lost my voice, it was as if every single word I knew was hiding behind my lips. So I just stood there and nodded. With content, he reached to my shoulder for a second and walked away.

What I learned today from this quick conversation is fuck living fast and demanding for something now. I’m taking my time from now on. Appreciating every single scent that crosses my path, every flavor that reaches my tongue, every single color, dimension, shape, everything. I’m taking my time.

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