We were kids before the world asked us to explain ourselves.Back when your laugh was the sound of summer,And mine echoed right behind it.We made our own constellations out of streetlights,And swore that nothing, not school, not time,Not even growing up could pull us apart. “Chasing Cars” played on repeatAs our private teenage anthem.The summer…
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Excerpt from “Everything I Should Have Said: Letters From the Heart, vol. II”
“Sometimes you meet someone, and it’s so clear that thetwo of you, on some level, belong together. Not as lovers,but as friends, or as family, or as something entirelydifferent. We work, although we don’t always understandone another and constantly bicker, we still work. You’rethe kind of person that someone meets throughout life,out of nowhere, under…
Excerpt from “Everything I Never Told You: Letters From the Heart”
I wonder where you are now. I guess I could search social media, but a public profile can only tell so much. I can’t think about Boston without thinking of you. The city, not the band. We all thought we were so grown up going across the country on that trip. But looking back now,…
But…
“He pushed me out of car, But I was arguing with him. I shouldn’t have ridden the bus that day When he said I wasn’t allowed. I shouldn’t have eaten that cookie When the protein bar would do. I shouldn’t have taken that selfie With my makeup and hair done, too. He sounds so cruel…
We belong to each other
I love Mother Teresa. I love her wisdom and her determination. So many of her words echo throughout my life. I have many that I like, but one in particular is my favorite: “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” I love to wear my…
I am enough.
I never felt worthy. No one ever sat me down and looked me dead in the eyes and told me that I wasn’t worthy, but the feeling was there nonetheless. I guess I was born feeling not good enough. For as long as I can remember, I have been consumed with fear and feelings of…
“In order to be a mentor, and an effective one, one must care. You must care. You don’t have to know how many square miles are in Idaho, you don’t need to know what is the chemical makeup of chemistry, or of blood or water. Know what you know and care about the person, care…
But, but, but my child…
“My child would never do that!” Been there. Actually having a child and being in the trenches raising said child will make you a liar. A big, fat liar. Of course the definition of “that” evolves over the years. At first “that” is a pacifier that your future child will never become dependent on. “That” will…
Forgiveness is not for the weak
I forgive you. I do. I do not believe you will accept that forgiveness, but it is there regardless. Forgiveness is not for you. It is for me. It is for my heart. For my heart to move on. For my hands to metaphorically release your hands from my neck and to also let go of…
Grief looks different…
Where would I be if I did not begin this post with a scene straight out of Grey’s Anatomy?.. “Lexie: [narrating] Grief may be a thing we all have in common, but it looks different on everyone.Mark: It isn’t just death we have to grieve. It’s life. It’s loss. It’s change. Alex: And when we…