Summer 20xx Quotes

“Our scars remind us that we have survived. Sun lines remind us that we have lived. Wrinkles remind us that we have felt. I wanted my life to be one where I had battled over the things I cared for and had survived, had proof that I had lived to my fullest, and had felt richly and deeply for all of it.”
― M. Reali-Elliott

“My hope for them is to always let their attitude shine like the sun, even when facing a rain storm. Maybe they will be the beacon of light that brightens someone else’s day and helps to spread this lesson to those who need it most.”
― M. Reali-Elliott, Summer 20XX

“If inner beauty could be reflected through every sun-kissed tan line or freckle, every wrinkle caused by your smile, the beach could only magnify it.”
― M. Reali-Elliott, Summer 20XX

“You can always choose to laugh. You can choose to smile instead of cry. When we make a mistake or face something we don’t like or things just aren’t going well, I want you to remember what just happened. Smiling is always a choice and that is what I want for you. Choose to smile and to laugh.”
― M. Reali-Elliott, Summer 20XX

“That’s the indelible trade we make with water balloons: if adults are going to sacrifice five times the amount of time filling that children are in playing, we ask them to sacrifice five times the amount of play time in picking up afterward.”
― M. Reali-Elliott, Summer 20XX

“If you can’t find joy watching children laugh, I am certain there is no hope for your soul.”
― M. Reali-Elliott, Summer 20XX