i don’t think people understand how much of life is grief. not just people dying, but losing the version of yourself you thought you’d become. grieving the city you had to leave. the friends you lost not in argument, but in silence. the summer that will never come back. the feeling that maybe you peaked at 12 when you were reading books under the covers and believing in forever

For your own peace of mind and sanity, don’t try to make sense of everything.

somewhere in between trying to live my life and trying to run away from it

Your soul knows. It will literally tell you when it's time to start a new chapter of your life. Trust it.

being silent and not oversharing good news has protected so many new blessings. keeping the best things sacred this season until they're completed >

The psychological thriller of figuring out what you want and what you’re going to do about it

that lizzo quote about loving yourself as a tactic of survival

i'm a simple girl: i see sunlight on the water, i find god