You feel like you’re playing a part.

It’s time to walk away from that toxic hearth for good.

The thought of finding someone to have a romantic relationship is now at the bottom of the priority list.

All I want to be is a person who is joyous, who finds hope in the brokenness and light in the dark. I just want to fill and be filled, to bless other people as I have been blessed.

For the rest of your life, you will have to continue pouring your heart into what you’re doing. You will have to work your hardest every damn day. You will have to be productive, even when you feel like hitting snooze.

Pure passion doesn’t beget success, however you measure it. In fact, it often hinders it.

Stop thinking that only kids chase dreams and adults are mature enough to let them go. 

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

I want to be the kind of person whose laugh lights up a room, whose smile brings one across your face unconsciously. The kind of person who never half-does or half-loves, but pours her entire heart into everything and everyone.

It wasn’t about being a good cook, but understanding what good food was.