The First Rule of Truly Living

Sophie Fortier 2013©

Sophie Fortier 2013©

Kiss the girl of your dreams. Study what you want to know. Love unconditionally. Dream big because there are no limits. Smile and feel the sun on your skin. Go on a road trip with your favorite people and laugh the whole way. Cry so hard your body hurts. Go bungee jumping and scuba diving. Do it all because if anything happens to you, at least you'll be able to say you loved your life. You forgot the bad things people said and did in this world and made it your own.

Get off your ass and do something important with your life. Find a missions and do it. Be amazing and don't let people forget your name. You will be the person who influenced a generation of inspiration. You will make people stop what they are doing and think. You will not be forgotten but written in the history books. So your life may not be extraordinary but you are who you are and you're here for a reason. Fulfill it. Make it happen because every single of you is amazing.

I am going to love freely. Create what I imagine and make people stop and think. I will make others start laughing or crying with the power of images. I will make them feel things that others have never been able to. I will make them feel life and make them feel as though they are amazing. That's my goal and I hope you can all help me accomplish it.

The first rule of truly living: do the thing you are most afraid of. The problem with that is that there are so many things people are afraid of. Afraid of really loving, afraid of taking a chance, afraid of change. The thing is, while you're afraid of all those things, life passes you by. Those sweet moments filled with beauty and love move right past you. An amazing sunset, the sound of a baby's laugh, the color of the sky and the smell of freshly cut grass. Doing the things you love and loving the things you do. Live your life while you can. You never know how short it may be. 

Sophie Fortier 2013©