"I need places to unpack the heavy, and of course the light as well. I would like to be known, and I want the people I love to know I love them. What a thing to find a friend who feels like home."
It is difficult to choose but I kept coming back to this one:
"Maybe instead it’s about choosing to stay, choosing to find the good, and choosing to find connection, no matter what. I’ve come to believe that connection makes life worth living. We can survive just about anything if we are known and loved along the way."
"I miss belief to the point of forever, the excitement of a Diamond District purchase. I miss fighting for something. I do not miss the losing of the fight. I don’t miss the awful surgery—letting go, best friend becomes unknown. But we take this risk with love. Grief is the price we sometimes pay. Love left over, not sure where it belongs."
Incredibly concise and vivid — right to the heart, like so much of your writing.
This rings true and has really reinforced some thoughts...
“But vulnerability on its own isn’t enough to create connection. How people on the receiving end respond, I’ve come to believe this determines if connection happens.”
Couldn't choose just one favorite...
"Maybe it’s about staying for what you already know to be true: The people you love. The people who love you."
"May our hearts stay soft and strong. And radically accepting."
"[Remember] you’re far from alone when it comes to being human."
"What a gift to give up the performance . . . for the chance to actually be known."
I love this one as well:
"I need places to unpack the heavy, and of course the light as well. I would like to be known, and I want the people I love to know I love them. What a thing to find a friend who feels like home."
It is difficult to choose but I kept coming back to this one:
"Maybe instead it’s about choosing to stay, choosing to find the good, and choosing to find connection, no matter what. I’ve come to believe that connection makes life worth living. We can survive just about anything if we are known and loved along the way."
"I miss belief to the point of forever, the excitement of a Diamond District purchase. I miss fighting for something. I do not miss the losing of the fight. I don’t miss the awful surgery—letting go, best friend becomes unknown. But we take this risk with love. Grief is the price we sometimes pay. Love left over, not sure where it belongs."
Incredibly concise and vivid — right to the heart, like so much of your writing.
This rings true and has really reinforced some thoughts...
“But vulnerability on its own isn’t enough to create connection. How people on the receiving end respond, I’ve come to believe this determines if connection happens.”
There is an action and a reaction.