The Thought Garden

-build a super blanket fortress -watch Classic movies -blast some punk rock and/or swing music -take a nap -try a new recipe -go for a run -draw -lose yourself in a good book -go to the movies -go shoot something (airsoft) - go shopping (if you can afford it) -grab a camera and take photos around the city -eat pancakes! -character coordinate your outfit for the day and try to exude that character (ex: Laura croft style: exude badassery and confidence) -read comic books -write a story -lay in bed with music and put yourself into your favorite book or movie -do some squats and imagine how awesome your butt will look eventually -research a topic you find interesting online (and "accidentally" stumble upon five subtopics) -play video games (humblebundle.com if you have a computer and a limited budget) -go for a walk and explore your area; find something new -eat an avocado

Layers of doubt begin to form a thick film on your mind, And friends are too caught up in their own time, Your energy feels like it's being pulled by the day-to-day monotomy of existing, And your mind spins thoughts round and round until every negative scenario has you listening, But in these times, When you feel both the weight of the world on your shoulders, Yet still so insignificant that you could just float up to the sky and disappear into nothingness, Remember: you are never alone. There is a poem, a song, an article, a Facebook post, a whisper, and a yell: Proving that you are not the only one. So we do our best to keep that in mind, And just keep making time.

There's a point in your life where you look back and see the minefield of your past, All the scattered irises, And broken hearts, And forget me please's, And hope for a change of scenery. There's a time in your life when you begin to wonder if you're destined to make the same mistakes, Fall flat on your face, Tie your hands together, And hope for the best with the same end results. There needs to be a chance, For A Catalyst.

I've been called impressionable, And perhaps I am to a point, But don't call me that as if it were a bad thing, I enjoy it, I take the best bits of people's personalities, The parts I treasure most, And connect them to my own, Shifting and building, Working my way towards becoming a person who's company I can enjoy, And, boy, have I made progress, I get along with myself so much better nowadays, Still, there's more work to be done, With me, you're never meeting the same girl twice, Because I'm just a Lego girl, Building my way up to collectible-worthy status.