Marisa

“True happiness is a state of mind and must come to you through the recognition of your own power and the finding of your own place in the world.”
Venice Bloodworth, Key to Yourself”
― Venice Bloodworth

“You are a complete mess, friend, unable to be mended. The time for solutions has passed. Yet stay close. Breathe. This is not the end. Come out of all your futures; no time for futures now. Look: you are an embraceable mess. A mess that is holy to its very core. You could never be what they wanted you to be. You were always too alive, too inquisitive, born with a heart broken open to life. They tried to close it, but it would never close. You wouldn’t fit in. You couldn’t conform. You could never squeeze yourself into their ideal of “perfection.” The perfect thoughts and feelings, the “right” way to be, the dance they told you to dance—your heart was always too big. Let everything flood in now. Give up. Fall apart. Break down. Let the old dreams of yourself die a beautiful death. Let all the lost fragments find safety in your loving arms. And in your falling, find yourself. And in your breaking, breathe. And all the creatures in all the forgotten Kingdoms are bowing to you now. Their savior. Their love.”
― Jeff Foster, The Way of Rest: Finding The Courage to Hold Everything in Love

“When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.”
― Byron Katie, Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life

“Life is so damn short. For fuck's sake, just do what makes you happy.”
― Bill Murray