Just like children, emotions heal when they are heard and validated. —Jill Bolte Taylor

I am sensitive. As such, I cry a lot. I try not to cry, but I really shouldn’t stop it. It’s healing.

Often, the people who are successful loved what they did so they could persevere when things got really tough. The ones that didn’t love it quit—cause they’re sane.

—Steve Jobs

Life isn’t a destination to get to while bypassing all the mess. It’s a process to be respected and learned from and enjoyed and endured every single moment. -Missy Kent

…Some we wish we had never done. Some we wish we could replay a million times in our heads. But they all make us who we are, and in the end they shape every detail about us…

Don’t wait for things to get easier, simpler, better. Life will always be complicated. Learn to be happy right now. Otherwise, you’ll run out of time.

You will not recognize me. This time, I put my pieces back differently.

-Malia Makana

In literature, an author uses a semicolon to not end a sentence but to continue on. We see it as you are the author and your life is the sentence. You’re choosing to keep going.

Amy Bleuel