I look out into the water and up deep into the stars. I beg the sparkling lanterns of light to cure me of myself — my past and the kaleidoscope of mistakes, failures and wrong turns that have stacked unbearable regret upon my shoulders.

I met a boy whose eyes showed me that the past, present and future were all the same thing.

I want to be the best version of myself for anyone who is going to someday walk into my life and need someone to love them beyond reason.

Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they’re destined to be.