Everyday Shadow Work

"I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot explain it to myself."

Love so pure

“The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes—never!”

“It’s become very apparent to me that the older you are the less praise you’re going to get. When you’re 3 and you paint a picture outside the lines, they give you gold stars. When you’re 10 and you score a goal, they take you out for ice-cream. But when you’re 17 and struggling to fit in, no one gives you a hug just for making it through the day. And when you’re 23 and pulling long hours at the office, no one asks if you’re alright. And you start to wonder if you are, if there’s a point to any of it. The answer is yes. Because good work, real good work that shapes your character, doesn’t need to be acknowledged. You grow in the silences, in the reflections, in the inhales and exhales that let you know you’ve made it from one moment to the other.”

“I used to think that any man of mine had to live up to a list of my expectations. I was wrong. Love has no list.”