Kris Miller

Love means showing up. It means fighting through the hard parts.

He only wants you when he’s drunk. When he’s lonely and hates the idea of crawling into bed alone.

You forgive them by removing yourself from the situation. The longer you dwell in it, in the heartache, the more it festers.

Gemini: People toss the word ‘psycho’ around in group texts fairly frequently. On one hand, your friends love you. But on the other, you can act sort of psycho…

Never, ever underestimate how powerful you are. Having a big heart is your strength.

Because when you’re the happy person, when you’re the smiley social butterfly, no one expects you to be hurting inside.

I’m sorry you’re disappointed. I’m sorry you feel poorly. But you need to respect her silence. Back off.

Cancer: You’re so stunned, you just start crying.

Logically, you know to let him go. You know wanting someone who caused so much pain isn’t rational.

I mean I want your every inch. I want every patch of skin and nerve ending and muscle contraction.

It requires leaping without looking. It means being scared, but going for it anyway. It means knowing things might not work out, but giving it a shot.

It’s okay to fail in love. It’s okay to do something that embarrasses you, to double text, to ask someone out and have them reject you.

You can’t convince someone to care. You can’t persuade them to look at you the way you look at them.

Aries: You have a tendency to go until you eventually burn out. You have difficulty taking breaks or giving yourself time to relax, and stress just heightens that.

Sagittarius: On the PROWL. You’re a flirtatious drunk and always looking for someone to make out with.

She won’t ask you to stay because relationships require two people to be equally invested. If she cares more than you, if she’s feeling things on a deeper level, she knows it’ll hurt more if she convinces you to stick around.

And this woman I’ve become, this symbol of strength and survival, is someone you don’t know. Don’t pretend to.

You are still deserving of love and health and satisfaction. You are allowed to try to be better. You are allowed to grow. You learn from the missteps.