ATE CHONA

“I am not actually tired, but numb and heavy, and can’t find the right words.”

“I learned the hard way that I cannot always count on others to respect my feelings - even if I respect theirs. Being a good person doesn’t guarantee that others will be good people. You only have control over yourself and how you choose to be as a person. As for others, you can only choose to accept them or walk away.”

“growth isn’t always constant. relapses happen. it doesn’t erase all your success.”

“Two things to remember in life: Take care of your thoughts when you are alone, and take care of your words when you are with people.”

“I still catch myself feeling sad about things that don’t matter anymore.”

“Staying quiet doesn’t mean I have nothing to say, it means I don’t think you’re ready to hear my thoughts.”

“There are some people who could hear you speak a thousand words, and still not understand you. And there are others who will understand — without you even speaking a word.”

“Some steps need to be taken alone. It’s the only way to really figure out where you need to go and who you need to be.”

Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.

“I hope one day we can forgive each other for not being what we wanted each other to be”

You cannot make everyone think and feel as deeply as you do. This is your tragedy … because you understand them, and they do not understand you.

“Beware of destination addiction: The idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job, or even with the next partner. Until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are.”

“appreciate the boring and slow parts of your healing process, the uneventful moments littered with lack of movement and a mind stuck on overload; these are the most shifting phases, the most moving, these are the moments asking for softness to reveal the magic in your patience.”

“The ones who notice the storm in your eyes, the silence in your voice and the heaviness in your heart are the ones you need to let in.”

“sometimes the lesson only repeats itself because you keep choosing comfort over growth, sometimes the cycle finally breaks when you meet yourself where you deserve to be met.”

“You were unsure which pain is worse: the shock of what happened or the ache for what never will.”