You are not your hair color. You are not your choice of clothing. You’re not your height, weight or job or degree of education. More importantly, you’re not your mistakes. You’re not defined by the things that make you human, otherwise known to some as “flaws.” The physical are just descriptors that make you easier to identify by others, they don’t define who you are.

You are whatever touches your soul more deeply than anything. You are who you love. You are the music that makes you cry. You are the daydreams your mind trails off to. You are your favorite food. You are your deepest desires. You are what you want to bring to the world. You are the silly jokes that make you laugh. You are how you treat other people, especially people who don’t and can’t do anything for you in return. You are anything and everything that touches you and changes you from your core.

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#3

 5 things I'm grateful for today:

1. Amazing suite-mates who are much better people than I am and who are willing to listen to my little messes and offer astoundingly wise advice. I thank my lucky stars you guys got stuck with me.
2. Doggie bags, because there is always too much good food
3. Cheesecake with strawberries
4. knowing that I can learn and grow from mistakes, and that I can and will be a better person
5. Exciting spring break plans (Puerto Rico & Honduras, here I come!)

#2

5 things I'm grateful for today:

1. cancelled classes (i really shouldnt be happy my prof is down with a flu...but I am)
2. Pandora (next best invention after skype)
3. project free tv (just finished a whole season of suits. yeah baby!)
4. oreo cheesecake cupcakes
5. great conversations over dinner