i just wanna be a good person. recognize my faults and grow. i don’t want to hurt anyone or hurt myself. i just wanna love and be loved.
You were meant to stand out and shine.
Sandra Cisneros, from "Tea Dance, Provincetown, 1982", Woman Without Shame
“Some steps need to be taken alone. It’s the only way to really figure out where you need to go and who you need to be.”
— Mandy Hale
You found yourself. Let that be the most important relationship from now on.
Recognize when you’re at your emotional limits
You really will find your passion. Even if it’s not something typical, even if others don’t understand it. There’s something in the world calling to you, and when you find that joyful thing follow it! It’s so easy to tell ourselves we just don’t have a passion, but you do! It doesn’t have to be about work, or success. If it makes your heart light up, that is enough.
“A year ago, you did not know today. You did not know how you’d make it here. But you made it here. By grace, you made it here.”
— Morgan Harper Nichols