“It’s almost deafening silence is the anchor to those who take shelter in its wake. It’s a war within the mind ,the battle with in the heart. Take shelter in your war you can almost hear the silent cries. Be gentle, be kind because even in silence everyone is fighting.”
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“Let go of the ones who don’t want to stay. Let go of a love that wants to end, let go of yesterday, focus on the now, on yourself. Let a love’s end, be the beginning of yourself.”
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“It had lasted no more than four days—four days which were perhaps the happiest days of his life. But now he had exhausted his memories, was sated by them, and the image of Mary, together with that of the old dying poet, now remained in the house of ghosts, which itself was already a memory.
Other than that image no Mary existed, nor could exist.”
― Mary
Other than that image no Mary existed, nor could exist.”
― Mary
“Remember why all of that happened. Don’t push things away just because they didn’t end up how you wanted them to. Accept that someone has left, accept that you have to let go of the ones that don’t want to be with you. Growth starts not with forgetting but accepting.”
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“Happiness comes from helping others, by being with others, and by sharing, even if it's only a smile.”
― A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
― A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
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