“I was doing just fine on my own before the old man died and Lisa came storming back into my life. I was writing, building my audience, travelling, not thinking about fire, not thinking about Lisa as much as I used to. David Bourenhem was of zero concern to me. I was free. I’ll say it again: I . . . was . . . free. But now the old paranoia has raised its ugly, scarred head again. The paranoia, the obsessions, the bad habits. The fire. They’re all sneaking back into my life.”
― Everything Burns
― Everything Burns
“Your outer world is a reflection of what’s going on in your inner world.”
― Getting Unstuck: Moving Beyond What's Holding You Back
― Getting Unstuck: Moving Beyond What's Holding You Back
“The kids have grown into full-sized Homo sapiens fully capable of feeding themselves. The time had come to let them do their own hunting and gathering. When they get hungry enough, they will find food. But they have to learn to do it for themselves. Otherwise, they’ll end up like zoo animals. When tigers get fed every day, they never learn to hunt. If they’re released into the wild, they starve.”
― Going Gypsy: One Couple's Adventure from Empty Nest to No Nest at All
― Going Gypsy: One Couple's Adventure from Empty Nest to No Nest at All
“See those veins? I know I have blood in them and I know I have a soul inside of me and I know I have a life worth living. Although… right now it’s not much. But I know I have it.”
― Unravel
― Unravel
“I am ready to release myself from thinking that love can be found outside of myself and that my own heart is empty”
― Zen Prayers For Repairing Your Life
― Zen Prayers For Repairing Your Life
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