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My pessimism hasn’t helped me in the long run. It has only made me grouchier, more paranoid, less approachable. I keep my expectations low in order to protect my heart, but it isn’t even working.

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It teaches you that nothing is certain.

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I cannot close off my heart to avoid heartbreak. I cannot ignore my dreams to avoid failure. I cannot stay home to avoid defeat. I cannot outrun pain. Pain is a part of life. Pain is a part of every person on this planet.

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You’ll never find the love you’re seeking when you continue to go back to these men that broke you in hopes they’ll be the one who puts you back together.

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She isn’t taking things slow because she still isn’t sure about you. It’s because she is worried about how much she likes you. 

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Because people love you but they love themselves more. They care more about their image. They care more about their reputation and they’ll do whatever it takes to protect it even if it means throwing you under the bus.

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It may be a little awkward, but don’t let that stop you.

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Those who love you tell you that they’ll be by your side no matter what, that you will never have to face anything alone, that they’ll take a bullet for you but then you find yourself standing alone, at gunpoint, wondering where everyone went.

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I told myself that I will not write about you nor to you anymore but here I am still finding myself in the
Same spot spilling all the words I would like to say putting my thoughts into reality.

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Pretend I don’t miss hard alcohol and bad decisions and people who made me chase them.