These are the hours when the light floods everything, until the sunset reminds me that I am dying, that we are all dying, and that now is the time to live.
Do not use me as an ear for your insecurities and inability to be alone with yourself.
And I promise to learn how to be content alone and driven on my path.
If we’d always kept our word, we would have missed out on countless afternoons of fun and quality time with Dot. And now that she’s gone, I am so very grateful we broke promises and didn’t keep to our word.
but I want
so desperately
to believe that love
is the answer
that I’m willing
to jump
headfirst
without looking
and crawl back up
with scraped palms
and bloody knees
when no one but the ground
is there to catch me
just to jump
again
without remembering
what the question was
in ...
If the journey were easy, everyone would do it. You have to muscle your way past the naysayers, the doubters, and the people who tell you jumping is crazy. They will judge you with their looks, tell you to your face, whisper behind your back, and block you at every turn. But if you listen ...
Regardless of your romantic situation at the moment, make a promise to yourself that you will love and respect yourself first. That you will treat yourself the way you know you deserve to be treated, and that you will not settle for anything less than everything.