Carly Rose Sonenclar: SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

my absolute favorite!!!!!

Carly Rose Sonenclar's Heart Goes On - THE X FACTOR USA 2012

love is enough

(my favorite!!)

one day i will have a tattoo. sigh.

Erin Wasson

 she's girly. hip. tatted. gorgeous. different. i love her. that is all.

& though she be but little, she is fierce.

words are powerful. some inspiration via pinterest.

for the dreamers...

Hi all, or anyone who may still read my blog.i am deeply sorry that i have been away for so long, & even more so that i promised to blog again & did not follow through. but life happens.

& as life would have it, mine has been a bit... well unhinged. this past year has been the hardest/most painful of them all, and if you did once upon a time follow my blog you may know i battled an eating disorder for about 8 years, yet the worst hadn't happened. so i guess my falling out would have to do with a subject thats still a bit too soon for me to open up about. questions about EDs? i got you. because i won that battle & i know how impossible those odds are. so sincerely, i want to & will be there for ANYONE who is struggling along the lines of ed's, depression, what have you... i have only wanted to inspire people who are like me & who feel lost/have felt lost/ don't quite know where to go from here...

so i guess i am posting this to say i am back. & i am always, ALWAYS here for those who need someone to talk to. anonymous or not. thats the beauty of letting it all go, i held on to secrets for so long & this blog helped me to share & not feel so crazy. so if you feel crazy, you are NOT. you are beautiful. being weird is brilliant. being different is perfection. being an individual is what sets you apart. so be different, be weird. because the most beautiful people are. xxx

-samantha america

lacey summer

peace.love.lace. ----- click on photo for photo cred. xx

coachella 2012

i am so depressed that i will not be at coachella this year, although i will be in palm springs... which is just cruel being so close. BUT if i were going to coachella i'd be planning my free people outfits & making my schedule around the set lists.

photo cred: blog.freepeople.com &/or click on photos. xo

touch of color

“While we have the gift of life, it seems to me that only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity, or our glorious uniqueness.” ― Gilda Radner. 

"You have to be willing to get happy about nothing." - Andy Warhol

"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."- Lewis Carroll

"We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams." -  Les Brown 

"It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere." - Agnes Repplier

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thorea

 "If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves." - Thomas Edison

"We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish." - Tony Robbins

click on photo for source. 

live without fear. love always. dream forever. xo

i'm backkkkk

sometime people don't love us back when we really need it.

and sometimes your life has been dealt a really shit crap hand of cards.  but you learn to survive. and one day, even if it takes a long time to get there, but one day you will come out on top. as a survivor. as a fighter. as a hero.

this past year has been the worst year of my life. but i am almost ready to open up again. i want to get my blog running again, and because so much of it is so personalized, i haven't been able to.

but slowly and surely my blog is returning. and all i believe in is spreading truth. and ultimately inspiring hope for those in face of undeniable fears.

for those of you who are willing to heal with me, i will be there for you. xo
---samantha america
photo cred linked thru photos