Wednesday, July 30, 2014

About me

“My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.” I read this quote by John Green when I was eighteen. I loved it, because of the poetic beauty it possessed. It spoke to me beyond the words of Green’s book The Fault in Our Stars. Suddenly, in nine short words, my autobiography unwrapped itself in front of me. At twenty-years-old, I am merely a fragment of who I am yet to be. Although not fully developed, the existing pieces of the photograph which is my life are colorful and vibrant.

I enjoy staying busy, but cherish the simplicity life has to offer; a hot cup of coffee, a rainy day spent reading underneath a soft blanket, macaroni and cheese. Of all the things I am not, I can say for sure what I am: a writer, a learner, and a human being. It is difficult to pinpoint the importances I should focus on in an introduction, because what makes up who I am? I am so many things, so many words, so many experiences.

I am Paige Olivia Roberts. I am a work in progress. But, aren’t we all? I may not be a constellation yet, but I am still bright and shiny. I am still a star.