As my wise friend Didi has more than once observed about life's passages, every departure entails an arrival elsewhere, every arrival implies a departure from afar.
A lot of people don't know what they want or they want much less than they deserve.
The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.
Living with integrity means. . . not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships; asking for what you want and need from others; speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension; behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values; making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.
It takes a lot of courage to be the same person on the outside that you are on the inside.
Women need real moments of solitude and self reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.
Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
Was it the case that colours dimmed as the eye grew elderly? Or was it rather that in youth your excitement about the world transferred itself onto everything you saw and made it brighter?
Yes, I've been trepanned. That's quite an interesting experience, especially for my brain surgeon, who saw my thoughts flying around in my brain.
I think that shame is a universal, paralyzing, painful emotion.
Shane talking to Claire - "In this whole screwed up town, you're the only thing that's always been right to me," He whispered. "I love you, Claire