fifteen ways to fall in love with living again | a guest post

15 WAYS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH LIVING

1.  write a love letter to a stranger (via the world needs more love letters)
2.  make some memories that are just yours (x)
3. write up a bucket list, no matter how cheesy it is.
4. try baking or cooking something new.
5. genuinely compliment a stranger.
6. write down your favorite childhood memories.
7. start a memory jar. (simply write down little moments that make life beautiful and stash them in the jar)
8. start a new collection.
9. find a new coffee shop or local business to hang out at.
10. get up an hour earlier to live an hour longer. (you're not going to look back when you're eighty years old and say "man, i wish i would have slept an extra hour that day.")
11. rediscover your library.
12. find an new adventure.
13. write down the songs you've been listening on repeat, so someday you will remember why they were your favorites.
14. read about the life of somebody you admire. (audrey hepburn, c.s. lewis, and julia child are my favorites.)
15. write a letter to your future self.

dear you,
you can count this as an official reminder to tell you to make sure you're loving your life. because everybody needs one, now and then. life gets really messy sometimes and things get so busy, we simply forget. and sometimes it hurts so much you can barely breath. but, that doesn't change the fact that it's beautiful.
good things are still happening, even if you can't see them right now.
so, darling. this is my wish for you.
i hope you go out and let adventures and stories happen to you. i hope you love with reckless abandon, and live in constant grace.
i hope you fall in love with living a full life. 

xx. -marcia

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marcia. (mar-see-ah). saved by the blood and washed in His grace. sweet sixteen with an old soul. i love long letters, salted caramel lattes, bear hugs, rainy days, laughter, mixtapes, late night heart-to-hearts with the girl behind this blog. and quotes. (no, seriously. i collect quotes like some people collect beanie babies).

i blog over at in reckless abandon where "i'm learning to love the skies i'm under". (x)