“You will never have to force anything that’s truly meant to be.”

This is one of those things my mom always says to me…And yet, I continue to challenge her – as if I’ve got some magical justification to rationalize why it’s OKAY that [enter scenario] is complicated and different…and that my unsettling feeling is totally normal. Right? You know that craziness I’m talking about! Those games our minds play with us – the endless analyzing and rationalizing to (essentially) create a “whole” out of random parts – which is usually just a desperate attempt to make sense of the world as we want to see it.

But you know what? Although I don’t have much experience with this whole things-feel-right-and-meant-to-be “feeling”…I’ve got (emphasis added) to believe it actually exists. Because I don’t know if it’s just me, but I can barely pick out what to order at the taco stand without second guessing myself. I’m like the queen of doubt and what-if-ing/well-maybe-if-ing myself into oblivion – blame it on my twenties (ha!). I’m hoping these things come with age!

But really though, I think that when it’s right…it’s right…and you just know. (or so they say…)

 I can hear my mom telling me right now….Brighton, it’s just really NOT that complicated. Period the end.

What about you? Any great cliches (if you can’t tell, I’m a sucker for great saying/expressions!)  from your parents/mentors/whatever that you’d be willing to share?