Shelby Sever

Time doesn’t heal all wounds—accepting your circumstances and processing responsibility for your actions does.

Even though I crave justice and stability and for things to be set right; I already took care of that myself.

You’re missing out on one of the most naturally beautiful people I have ever seen, from the inside out.

What will happen to you when you see the one thing you don’t want to see?

Some people are just not meant to stay, and if they decide to leave you should let them.

That’s what we should be doing anyway.

Having someone to laugh and cry and yell and grow with is amazing and confusing and wonderful.

What is the point in hating someone when it won’t change a damn thing about your current situation?

If your insides are consistently at war over the same relationship questions, what does that tell you?

I hope you treat the next person better than you treated me, for both of your sakes. I know you can, if you choose to do so.

I understand why people feel that way. That it all happens for a reason. It’s a sweet little umbrella to live under.

Here’s the thing- I don’t owe you anything.

It isn’t easy, it won’t be easy for you.

I need to know that I’ll be okay, and not just okay but perfectly fine, and not just perfectly fine but better than before.

Understand that this is your chance; this is your shot to be whatever the hell you want.

This storm will pass, and I will be bruised from it. But I’ll be alive. And I’ll breathe deeper than ever before.

Being alone is not a bad thing and neither is moving on from someone even when you don’t want to.

This doesn’t mean I don’t care about you, or that I didn’t wish things were different. I’m just doing that thing you do when you love somebody, understanding that what is best for them isn’t necessarily what is going to make you the happiest.