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If you could call yourself 10 years ago, what would you tell them?

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When someone we love dies, it’s only in our minds or in our dreams where we can visit them. Having something physical that you can see can be healing.

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I have lost interest in the passionate, intensive, and all-consuming love that I sought in my early twenties.

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“I can’t wait to be an adult,” said every child or adolescent at some point in their life.

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Throughout all of the crazy twists and turns and ups and downs of my twenties, I wouldn’t be standing here today, the changed person I am, without all of those experiences over the last decade.

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After three years of not seeing you and one year of not speaking to you, I felt such a sense of relief to hear your voice over voicemail.

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It’s okay to stare longingly at the dandelions with hopes and dreams of a better today. It’s not your job to hold the world together.

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It’s been almost two years and I still find it hard to exist in a world where my father doesn’t.

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You don’t have to have your life together. If I’ve learned anything, it’s that nobody seems to.

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To trust myself; to believe in my gut instincts; to trust my decisions; to trust that I’m right.