Marisa Donnelly

Release what is not meant for you. Release what has abandoned you. Release what has attempted to destroy you, hold you captive, bring you down.

What’s the last thing you searched on your phone?

I know that real love only comes when I abandon all fear and say, ‘I’m all in.’ So I’m all in.

Love is not a one-time thought or feeling. It’s a continual action, continual choice, continual promise to another person. Love is a verb.

I like the way I’m not scared of forever when I’m standing next to you.

Your focus on the impermanent.

I love what you say in our silence. When there are no words to be shared between kisses. When our eyes are closed and my arm is draped across your chest.

You may be sensitive, but you’re a damn fighter. You’re strong. You have a backbone, a brain, and a heart that is forever absorbing the energy from the people around you.

Pain is of this world, not of God.

Eye contact.

I’m scared of how you hold my hand with such gentleness, it feels like coming home.

Let love transform you, not define you. Let love bloom within you, not build your sense of self. Let love teach you, not tell you how to live. Let love become a part of you, not your identity.

Be brave. Shatter expectations. Say no, say yes. Scream your hopes to the sky. Shine with all your brilliance, even if you make mistakes along the way.

You’d rather keep your thoughts or feelings to yourself than risk hurting your partner’s feelings or starting an argument.

Cancer: Your need for security.

I bring passion
into places where there is none. I turn flickers
into flames.

“I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.” — Psalm 120:1

It’s okay if you’re a mess, if you’re still ‘figuring it out,’ if your lost or trying to find your way—life isn’t about having it all together, but about moving forward—day by day, step by step.