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frank + lola

the life + times of andi. a self-proclaimed coffee/valor/animal/plant/travel addict living in a location where the air hurts my face.

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February 15, 2019February 17, 2019

missed flights + surprise migraines.

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OMG I JUST MISS HER SO MUCH. -frank

watching this dude gain strength, confidence + complete joy for his life has been a light in mine that I never knew I needed. he stops traffic, turns heads + makes friends wherever we go. he’s my constant reminder to be thankful for all we have (and don’t have) in life. I often wonder who rescued who, but I already know the answer to that 💕 if you’ve second guessed rescuing a dog, don’t overthink it. there is nothing that could go wrong more than the possibility of it being better than you could have ever dreamed. #nationalrescuedogday

DO SCARY THINGS. I’ve heard this mantra a million times and it’s never really hit me like it has this year. you have to push aside fear, risk failure and get comfortable with being uncomfortable in order to truly live a life worthy of great things. I’m taking on not ONE, but TWO ventures this year that scare the actual shit out of me. not just scared as in ‘oh things might not go the way I want them to’, but scared as in puke my guts out because I don’t know what to expect nor can I predict the outcome. the funny thing about me (and maybe you can relate to this) is that I live for control. I am a control freak to a freaking T. I feel anxious if I don’t have full control of a situation or it’s outcome, or if I can’t see far enough into the future to GUESS how likely success is. it’s been a learning experience for me to see that fault in myself and take steps to change it. you see, control is a silly little illusion. the thought of it lets us believe we have power…and when we feel in power, we feel a sense of control, are you with me still? I am learning to let go of my need for control. attempting to get comfortable being uncomfortable. the thing is, is that control is EXACTLY what I stated in the sentence prior to this one. it’s an illusion. there are not many things in life we have full control over, the biggest of those things being life itself. we can’t control what happens to us in terms of how life pans out. I believe that what is meant to be will be. but listen up because there are a few things we absolutely CAN control, and these few things have the POWER to change the course of our lives. your words + your actions. you are the ONLY person that can control these two things. what you think, what you say and what you do is one hundred percent up to you and only you. your words to yourself are powerful ones. instead of being critical about our choices, our actions or even our looks, why don’t we try a little harder to be kind + loving instead? how you speak to and treat others is your choice as well. I firmly believe that when we CHOOSE to take control of these things, life is far more likely...(continues in comments)...

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have you ever been so scared, your fear literally debilitates you? it causes actual pain in your body, or your brain just shuts down? I have. If we’re being honest here, it happens to me more often than I want to admit. my guess is you’ve, at some point in your life, learned about maslow’s hiearchy of needs we as humans have. at the VERY base, we all need food, water, sleep, shelter. think about what happens when our bodies are in ACTUAL need of these things? when we need food, we get hungry. when we need water, we get thirsty. when we need sleep, we get tired. when we need shelter, we get cold, or scared, or feel uneasy - right? so wouldn’t you agree it’s safe to say that our bodies (and minds) will send out a so-called smoke signal when something else is missing on our lives? in comes fear. when fear debilitates you, it’s your body’s way of bitch slapping you. it’s your brain’s way of saying “WAKE UP. something’s not right. something is off, and you must fix it sooner rather than later or I am going to fuck with you SO much more than you can imagine”. sometimes fear manifests itself in weird ways. perhaps you just cannot concentrate for the life of you. maybe you’re on edge, crabby, cranky and ZERO fun to be around. for me, my fear either gives me crippling anxiety, the kind of anxiousness that makes me think the craziest thoughts, or it physically makes me puke. if you are, or have been feeling a sense of fear - first off all - bless your heart for admitting it, because we all know ignorance is seemingly bliss, but take some time now to get to the bottom of where that fear sits. what are you most afraid of in life? getting a speeding ticket to blemish your perfect record, or being fired from your job for being late twice this week are not exactly the things you should be focused on. go much much deeper than that. when you think of something that takes your breath away or brings tears to your eyes, that’s the fear I’m talking about. once you’ve faced that demon head on, you are that much closer to taming him.

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