Paige Oxley

I feel like I could be the only person on the planet right now.

I know that my person, my Earth-shattering-can’t-live-without-you-sacred-bond partner is out there somewhere and I have zero doubt that I will meet him, but I still think about you all of the time.

Taking literally five seconds out of your day to notice this will give you a gift that mystics and philosophers have been pouring over for centuries: perspective.

I’m done picking tarot cards, I’m done checking the stars, I’m done racking my brain for a list of possible outcomes and how I could achieve them.

I hope when you open your eyes, the very first thing you think is “thank you.”

Here it is: They do.

If you’re a runner—if you dream of the places you’ll go and the things you’ll do when you get there, if your mind is always on the next idea and the next great thing—don’t stop.

If sitting still, crossed legged, back upright, in silence seems impossible, I hear you, and I have good news! You do not have to do that.

Is change uncomfortable? Yes. But something to be avoided? Absolutely not. 

Your soul is more powerful than any obstacle, any amount of suffering, any amount of failure.

Am I living for the people who follow me on Instagram, from friends to family to acquaintances to strangers?

It is really hard to win a game if you do not know the goal. You can be making every shot, but if you’re shooting on the wrong basket, you’re not going to be happy when that buzzer goes off and the game is over.

If you are living from your heart and soul, I know how you feel. You are heartbroken, you are furious, and you feel like a fire has been lit underneath you.

You are going to find them. There are people out there who are just like you in a lot of ways and craving the ways that you’re not like them.

I think the illusion is that if we obsess over the details, then eventually, at some undisclosed time in the future, we will be able to relax, enjoy, and reap the benefits of the years of stress. I’m here to tell you that that is wrong.

What I learned long ago and eventually started to believe is that you cannot lose what is yours.

I’m not saying you should, but isn’t it kind of wild to think that you could always run away?

Love is not reserved for when somebody “chooses you”. Love is not reserved for being in love with another.