84 days till Barry <3

I believe that we are who we choose to be. Nobody is going to come and save you. You've got to save yourself. Nobody is going to give you anything. You've got to go out and fight for it. Nobody knows what you want except you, and nobody will be as sorry if you don't get it. So don't give up your dreams.
~Sweet Life: Adventures on the Way to Paradise by Barry Manilow.

"So you want to know the meaning of life, you’ve come to the right place. I know the meaning of life. And here it is: the meaning of life is to have fun. Hope that’s not a let down, but that’s what it is, it’s to have fun and to learn that we create it all, we create everything, no asterisk, no parenthesis and no fine print. Overall I think it’s to realize that we are good enough, that our essence is beautiful even though our actions sometimes aren’t. I think by our actions we prove that we are human beings, and by our essence we prove that we are spiritual beings. I think that overall we are here to learn how to love and how to receive love and that’s difficult. That’s difficult for a human being. It’s not difficult for the spiritual being in us but the human being part resists that all the time. That’s what I think the meaning of life is. We all have to keep working on that. So here’s my advice. Let someone pick up the check and just say thank you when they do."
Barry Manilow~Manilow Talks

Hi guys...I'm Bekah or Bekk. Either one, don't really care. I really don't know what I want from life. I'm only 16 so you can't expect me to know. I'm still discovering the true me. The me that obsesses over Barry Manilow, aspires to be like Edie Sedgwick (minus the drugs), and would rather go to an art museum than go-kart racing. I like the "old things." They actually mean something, whether it's an object or a person. I try to be the best person I can be. I can't always be nice or happy but I try. I've discovered there's so much to live for. I live for my own happiness, my best friend, my family, and Barry Manilow. I don't need anybody but these people. I know when I feel as though I won't make it, deep down inside I know I will because I always do. It's the simple things that make me happy, whether it's a cool breeze on a hot summer day or a little note from somebody. I love to laugh and I do it quite often too. I'm always dancing and singing and making funny faces at people. I don't care how the world sees me, I just care how I see me and as long as I'm comfortable with what I do, nobody else matters.

August 27, 2008 will forever be the day that it all changed. The looks, the smiles, the mouthing of "you're beautiful," and that warm and soft handshake brought the biggest smile to my face. Whenever I replay it in my head, my eyes tear up and I just get lost in my memories. The way I now look at him has changed. He's no longer a man I've had to get to know through my headphones and TV screen. He's real and the love I have for him is realer than ever. And it's an amazing feeling to now know that he exists. Maybe one day...someday...I'll be able to thank him personally. As of now, this life I'm about to go and discover, I feel has more to offer me than I can see. Things are finally changing and it's all because of one man and one night. :]

Bekah
xoxo

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