Coffee No Filter

She did not need much, wanted very little. A kind word, sincerity, fresh air, clean water, a garden, kisses, books to read, sheltering arms, a cozy bed, and to love and be loved in return.

I never realized what a big deal that was. How amazing it is to find someone who wants to hear about all the things that go on in your head.

I’m just a human being trying to make it in a world that is very rapidly losing its understanding of being human.

Deep inside, she knew who she was, and that person was smart and kind and often even funny, but somehow her personality always got lost somewhere between her heart and her mouth, and she found herself saying the wrong thing or, more often, nothing at all.

People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, “Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner.” I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.

It’s all messy: the hair, the bed, the words, the heart. Life.

You’re a different human being to everybody you meet.