Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born.
And then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me.
It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.
I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now and live in it forever.
If you had hope, maybe you could find a way to make things change,. Because if you thought about it, there were so many reasons to try.
Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous.
What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again.
I would encourage the people out in Chicago and all of us to continue to press for, that type of prosecutorial accountability.
Few things have more impact than nutrition on a child's ability to survive, learn effectively and escape a life of poverty.
To be part of a community feels really good - to be among people who have similar feelings and want to share thoughts. It's a nice feeling.
Your choices decide your fate. Take the time to make the right ones. If you make a mistake, that's fine; learn from it & don't make it again.