over the rainbow.

after 1 year, 6 months, and 1 day (or 548 days), i'm going to stop updating this blog. thanks for reading.

Friday April 16th
The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no monuments created in our honor; but that does not lessen our possible impact, for there are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along. People who will appreciate our compassion, our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring - all of which have a potential to turn a life around. It's overwhelming to consider the continuous opportunities there are to make our love felt.


Thursday April 15th


Wednesday April 14th
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

coffee.

Don't settle for someone who only buys you coffee.
Go for someone who makes one for you.

watch me.

There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can't.
It's your job to turn around and say "watch me".

how many coins.

Sunday April 11th
The more that you read, the more things you'll know.
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.


Saturday April 10th
It doesn't make sense to let go of something you had for so long, but it also doesn't make sense to hold on when nothing's there.


Friday April 9th
No matter how many coins you throw in a fountain, or the number of fingers you cross, if it's not meant to be, it won't happen.

success.

Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.

every sport.

Every sport has its limits and its rules.
We can try to bend the rules, defend the rules, expand the limits, but eventually, the game will snap back to the way it was meant to be played.

being human.

Mistakes are part of being human.
Appreciate your mistakes for what they are; precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way.

your own life.

which to burn.

one of the hardest things in life is knowing which bridge to cross and which to burn.

double-edge comfort.

My thoughts tend to sound better in books I didn't write, and in the songs I didn't sing. Even then, sometimes there is no piece of literature, no song, no work of art that can really explain the way you feel. There is a double-edge comfort in knowing that no one really knows.

into the dark.

There’s always going to be bad stuff out there. But here’s the amazing thing — light trumps darkness, every time. You can stick a candle into the dark, but you can’t stick the dark into the light.

sunglasses.

when the world's given up on you, put on your sunglasses, turn up the music and let them f#$@ themselves. you'll want to push yourself further without them.

go on and on.

love yourself.

believe.

It isn't good to hold on too hard to the past. You can't spend your whole life looking back. Not even when you can't see what lies ahead. All you can do is keep on keeping on, and try to believe that tomorrow will be what it should be - even if it isn't what you expected.

tell someone.

if you love someone, tell him or her. forget about the rules or the fear of looking ridiculous. what is truly ridiculous is passing up on an opportunity to tell someone that your heart is invested in him or her.

never happen.

most of the things you spend your time worrying about never happen.

nothing changes.

isn't it funny how day to day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is different?

world ending.

fear of failure.

Wednesday March 24th
I don’t know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I’d say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure. Fear of pain. Fear of rejection. Sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you’re wrong? What if you make a mistake you can’t undo? Whatever it is we’re afraid of, one thing holds true: that by the time the pain of not doing the thing gets worse than the fear of doing it, it can feel like we’re carrying around a giant tumor. And you thought I was speaking metaphorically.


Tuesday March 23rd
it is what it is.

do it now.

whatever you want to do, do it now. for life is time and time is all there is.

too afraid.

the worst mistake anyone can make is being too afraid to make one

this moment.

go left.

when nothing goes right, go left.

take into account.

perfect moment.

if you wait too long for the perfect moment, the perfect moment will pass you by.

the future.

wish you were here.

wish you were here.

5 years goes fast. rip frankie foreman, we miss you.

don't ever give up.

even if the path is a little blurry, keep walking.
you'll focus in when you know what you want.
then the picture of your life will be crystal clear.
just don't ever give up.

someone, somewhere.

fall in love.

What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what gets you out of bed in the mornings, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.

do not worry.

do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. each day has enough trouble of its own.

fall down.

even the best fall down sometimes.

don't mind.

be who you are and say what you feel.
because those who mind don't matter,
and those who matter don't mind.

are you happy.

bizarre.

we're all pretty bizarre. some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all.

all about risks.

life is all about risks and it requires you to jump. don't be a person who has to look back and wonder what they would have or what they could have had.

better heart.

If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should decide if you have a better head or a better heart.

fall apart.

be strong when things fall apart.

forgive others.

People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.

just do it.

Like Nike says, just do it.
Yeah, rejection sucks, but not as much as doing nothing.

no different.

oh canada.

oh canada. ▌♥ ▌

never.

passing minute.

every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.

person you are.

Sometimes you have to step outside the person you've been and remember the person you were meant to be. The person you wanted to be. The person you are.

like stars.

good friends are like stars. you don't always see them, but you know they're always there.

could be.

things could be worse.

i'm facing.

what you see.

so you failed.

So you failed. Alright you really failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You think I care about that? I do understand. You wanna be really great? Then have the courage to fail big and stick around. Make them wonder why you’re still smiling.

the answers.

whatever you are.

Thursday February 18th



Wednesday February 17th
all good things are wild & free.

trapped by dogma.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

enjoy your youth.

love life.

I love life because what more is there?

happy valentine's day, everyone! ♥

our ambition.

we dream so big that there are those who would call our ambition an industry.

fighting well.

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.

RIP Nodar Kumaritashvili

first step.

every second chance begins with a first step.

english channel.

along the way you bump into people who make a dent on your life. some people get struck by lightning. some are born to sit by a river. some have an ear for music. some are artists. some swim the english channel. some know buttons. some know shakespeare. some are mothers. and some people can dance.

laugh inside.

Tuesday February 9th
A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.


Monday February 8th
Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, "I'm not going to make it." But you laugh inside - remembering all the times you've felt that way.

telephone booth.

don't stand.

Don’t believe that winning is really everything. It’s more important to stand for something. If you don’t stand for something, what do you win?

face reality.

Dream a little today...
You can face reality tomorrow.

know yourself.

try to cheer.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up

in pencil.

map out your future, but do it in pencil.

the tormentor.

I swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the one being tormented.

to live content.

i was thinking of not putting a quote today because calgary traded phaneuf to the leafs, and that just makes today a bad day.  but here you go...

love is you.

don't forget.

about life.

she knows nothing about life,
but she knew everything about living.

together.

Coming together is a beginning;
keeping together is a process;
working together is success.

believe that.

i used to think that when i got older, the world would make so much more sense. but you know what? the older i get, the more confusing it is to me, the more complicated it is - harder. you'd think we'd be getting better at it, but there's just more and more chaos. the pieces - they're everywhere. and nobody knows what to do about it. i find myself grasping, nick. you know that feeling? that feeling when you just want the right thing to fall into the right place, not only because it's right, but because it would mean that such a thing is still possible? i want to believe that.

- nick and norah's infinite playlist

worth watching.

One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching.

struggling.

Sunday January 24th 
It’s not about what happened in the past, or what you think might happen in the future. It's about the ride. And you know what? When you least expect it, something great might come along. Something better than you ever planned for.


Saturday January 23rd
When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, it's just as hard as what you're going through.

revolution.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

feel the sun.

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.

One year!

They say you only fall in love once, but that can't be true -- every time I look at you, I fall in love all over again.

Happy one year anniversary Kayla <3

- Kevin Saj

less taken.

the road less taken is less taken for a reason.

you observe.

i’ve realized that sometimes you have to take the harder road. because sometimes, you have no other choice. and sometimes, it seems like you’re looking at the world from the top of a tall city skyscraper. you’re looking down, watching life go by around you. everything happens so fast-paced. you observe, and sometimes there’s nothing else you could possibly do but just watch it go.

my mind.

speaking my mind doesn't make me mean, it makes me honest.

worst times.

Saturday January 16th
we're not getting any younger, so let's make it worth while.


Friday January 15th
you've got to go through the worst times in life to get to the best.

don't stop.

don't stop believing.

anything but happy.

life is too short to be anything but happy.

choice is yours.

Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it’s unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. If you assume that there’s no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, there are opportunities to change things, there’s a chance you may contribute to making a better world. The choice is yours.

rainbow.

if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

the wind.

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

mad, passionate.

Saturday January 9th
Unless it's mad, passionate, extraordinary love, it's a waste of your time. There are too many mediocre things in life, and love shouldn't be one of them.


Friday January 8th
the mistakes we make in life are valuable if you learn from them.

a promise.

live for today, because tomorrow is never a promise

harry potter.

"hello ladies, i'm harry potter"
- kevin saj (stolen from jake harper)

a little brighter.

There are some people in life that make you laugh a little louder, smile a little brighter, and just live a little better.

being real.

Monday January 4th
never apologize for saying what you feel, because that's like saying sorry for being real.


Sunday January 3rd
the truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.

the world.

be the change you want to see in the world.

fight against.

happy new year!

Until you find something to fight for, you settle for something to fight against.