Reflection

How much different would life be if you didn't make excuses? That you took advantage of every moment and lived it to its fullest? Why are we so afraid of life sometimes? What is it that holds us back from going for what we truly want. Is it the fear of rejection or failure? The fear of maintaining our image and what others think of us? This is what I've been reflecting on this past week.

Last weekend a 9 year old girl passed away in a horrific car accident. Days before the accident she gave up her birthday to raise money for Charity: Water. Her goal was $300. She fell short $80. Our pastor put in a request to reopen her campaign so her goal could be fulfilled. As of today, in her memory, she has raised over $624,000. (http://mycharitywater.org/p/campaign?campaign_id=16396) This little girl in her selflessness, started something so substantial that it has reach all over the world. CNN, MSN, and many more have covered her story. People from all walks of life have donated to her cause. She is giving hope to literally thousands of people.

As a 9 year old, she had life already figured out. She understood a need and gave everything she had for it. She wasn't influenced by the world and its twisted ideals. She knew she loved Jesus, she knew that people needed clean water. She has achieved something that is far larger than all of us and made a change in the world. 

How many of us can say that about our lives? What is holding back for seeing something and achieving it? Because of her story and the constant reminder of how short life really is, I'm going to try my hardest not to hold back. I want to live a life that can be at least a fraction as insightful as Rachel's was. We don't get another chance at life. We need to make it the best it can possibly be, help those in need, and don't be afraid to go for what we truly want. It is better to fail than to regret. I want to have no regrets. I want to make the most of this opportunity God has given me. May my pride be forgotten and may I live to his standards and no one else's.

This is Your Life
by Switchfoot
Yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead
Yesterday is a promise that you’ve broken
Don’t close your eyes, don’t close your eyes
This is your life and today is all you’ve got now
Yeah, and today is all you’ll ever have
Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes

This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be
When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

Yesterday is a kid in the corner
Yesterday is dead and over

This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be
When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes

This is your life are you who you want to be
This is your life are you who you want to be

This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, is it everything you dreamed it would be
When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

And you had everything to lose 

Starting New

After reaching my previous goal, I was faced with the decision to quit blogging or to start anew. Although I'm completely unfaithful to writing, I believe it's crucial for discovery. It challenges your intellect, creativity, and sensibility. I have a friend who is astounding at writing blogs. She encompasses the saying, "bringing words to life" I find it truly inspirational.

So this is my attempt to write about life and its mishaps and glories.

To keep this simple, I'll start with the title of the blog. The title is always the hardest part. You want to it to grab the readers attention, to reflect the content, and be catchy so when it becomes famous, people remember it.
Although I have no intentions of becoming famous (my spelling and grammar errors will never allow that to happen) I wanted a title that was short, sweet, and me.

Taffeta is defined as: A crisp, smooth, plain-woven fabric with a slight sheen, made of various fibers. This is what I want my blog to be: crisp in thought, smooth with words, a little transparent of all the fibers creating it. Plus I simply adore taffeta (just ask the brides whose weddings I've been in)


As for taste, this covers the rest. My blog will talk about food, fitness, traveling, and life in general. Taste can be applied to all the above and it sounds great with Taffeta. I'm not a complicated person.


Enjoy readers!  Like what you want, hate what you want. It doesn't make a difference to me. Now if I can only figure out how to make my font black and not purple.....

Goal Accomplished!

Alright followers, I can proudly announce that I wore my bikini and.....LOVED IT!! I'm officially hooked on wearing one. It felt so good that I accomplished my goal. The best part? My lifestyle became much healthier these last few months and I don't want to change it. Currently I'm only 12lbs away from my weight when I was 16 years old. So that's the new goal! Thanks to everyone for all the support and encouragement! Sadly I didn't get a picture when I was in Texas..water and cameras don't mix. I'll still post one when I get the chance to get a pic.