e_the_dreamer

If I had to give you one piece of advice it would be this: Don’t be intimidated by other peoples’ opinions.

I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter and to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.

If what others say about you is pretty different from what God would say, chances are you’ve been far more concerned about your reputation than your character.

Life is filled with unanswered questions, but it is the courage to seek those answers that continues to give meaning to life. You can spend your life wallowing in despair, wondering why you were the one who was led towards the road strewn with pain, or you can be grateful that you are strong enough to survive it.

Lately I’ve been thinking about who I want to love, and how I want to love, and why I want to love the way I want to love, and what I need to learn to love that way, and who I need to become to become the kind of love I want to be…and when I break it all down, when I whittle it into a single breath, it essentially comes out like this: Before I die, I want to be somebody’s favorite hiding place, the place they can put everything they know they need to survive, every secret, every solitude, every nervous prayer, and be absolutely certain I will keep it safe. I will keep it safe.

Stay single until someone actually complements your life in a way that makes it better not to be single. If not, it’s not worth it.

Take a day to heal from the lies you’ve told yourself and the ones that have been told to you.

I’ve found that growing up means being honest. About what I want. What I need. What I feel. Who I am.

People grow when they are loved well. If you want to help others heal, love them without an agenda.