Oh my unrealistic ideas of love

I woke up sick today, and didn't even think I was going to post. But who am I kidding, being as hopelessly romantic as I am? I could not resist. I have been single on this day for 8 years. And it has never stopped me from celebrating my love of LOVE. I love the idea of love, the dream of love, and the future love that I have yet to find. I watched some post secret videos for inspiration and there is was. The need to write.

I want to find that someone who makes me want to break down the walls I have built around my heart. I don't even think I realized they were there. I am not afraid of being lonely. I have been alone for so long that I find comfort in my own little world. I am afraid of someone puncturing that world, I am afraid of being with another person. Yet I cannot wait to find them. I think it may be the biggest challenge, letting myself be with someone else instead of just myself. But when I find them, I hope I can find the courage outside of those walls.

I want someone who makes me smile and laugh, someone who loves my curls and my quirks. God knows I have a lot of them. I want a lot of things, but when I find that person I want to forget all the things I want because I will be so caught up in the moment, in them. Maybe I won't have to spend a ninth year alone, maybe I will. But I will never let this day or any other make me sad for being alone.
As hopeless as I am I will always love LOVE <3
Happy Valentine's Day!

Postsecret - Love

So sometimes a spark is just a spark, and then it is gone. But sometimes it catches, ignites and turns into a full blown fire. A fire that can give you comfort and warmth. A fire that you can sit in front of all night long and watch it change and grow in awe. But let's not forget the lesson we instilled in us since childhood. Don't play with fire. You can get burned.
However, I am trying not to think about the getting burned yet, even though it is there in the back of mind. I am still trying not to jump to conclsuions and head somewhere I am not even really going to. But if you don't take that risk, that first step, you won't end up anywhere except for where you have already been.
"To get somewhere you have never been, you must do something you have never done." - Mark Twain.
So here is to Mark Twain, not getting burned, and taking chances. Even though in the morning, all that is left is a pile of ashes, sometimes there is smouldering coals just waiting to be that roaring fire again.

Just a spark. You can rub to stones together all you want and feel like nothing is ever going to happen. But all it takes is one little spark to see the fire roaring in your minds eye. However, let's not forget that sometimes it is what it is. Just a spark.
And this is just a thought.
Until I have more,
The Hopeless Romantic

Put on your old Black Dress and grab your Dancing Shoes