Touch me with your mind in places hands could never reach.

“When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening. That’s where your power is.”

— Marc and Angel

“It’s okay to be sad. You don’t owe anyone a performance of being okay when you feel like you’re falling apart.”

— Daniell Koepke

“Life went on without you. Of course, it did. Of course, it does. It was just an ending, not the end.”

— Lang Leav

Sure. I'll make small talk. Chit chat. Discuss the ins and outs of a "typical" day. Pass the time lightly. Say tiny things. I'm happy to tread surfaces with a smile and will. Sometimes. Yet, when I look at you, I know there are layers. Dimensions. Collections of ancient wisdom. Roads. Stories on stories on stories. Core needs. Humanness.

This is where I light up. This is where I thrive. You can't be caged in a pool for long. Not when you're someone who wants oceans.

Victoria Erickson

“as you get older, you realize that you’re not always right and there’s so many things you could’ve handled better, so many situations where you could’ve been kinder and all you can really do is forgive yourself and let your mistakes make you a better person.”

— Unknown

“It’s easy to know who I am when I am at peace with my sadness.”

— Juansen Dizon

You’re in love with a ghost wearing my face

Pyramid- Jason Webley // No Man Is An Island- Thomas Merton// The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald // Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod- Traci Brimhall// avvfvl

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