Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice. . . No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.
She waited for you in a thousand different ways.
Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. It's about finding your authentic self. The one you've buried beneath other people's needs.
Maybe time didn't heal wounds exactly, but it gave you a kind of armor, or a new perspective. A way to remember with a smile instead of a sob.
And maybe that was how it was supposed to be. . . Joy and sadness were part of the package; the trick, perhaps,was to let yourself feel all of it, but to hold on to the joy just a little more tightly.
The measure of a man comes down to moments, spread out like dots of pain on the canvas on life. Everything you were, everything you'll someday be, resides in the small, seemingly ordinary choices of everyday life. . . . . Each decision seems as insignificant as a left turn on an unfamiliar road when you have no destination in mind. But the decisions accumulate until you realize one day that they've made you the man that you are.
As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beating of my heart. I cannot now imagine a life without her.
Unless one can think wisely it is better to remain a dummy.
I am going to be pretty kick a$$ by the time I'm thirty, and I can't wait!!
When no food is given to the ear, Then let a little be given to the stomach.
The young dont know what age is, and the old forget what youth was.