Ayesha

“People grow apart. Distance doesn’t always mean miles. Sometimes it means two friends going separate ways. The person you poured your heart out to, traveled through new cities with, called at three in the morning just to get ice cream, suddenly becomes someone who can’t even text you back. So, you start to wonder what happened and where it all went wrong. How can this person who was once your lifeline now be a stranger who holds all your memories? But people change and become caught up in their own lives. They may not even realize they are doing it. Sometimes friends disappear and we don’t know why. But you don’t deserve to be ignored. The things you have to say are important; you should never allow someone to make you feel as though they aren’t. You should never tolerate someone who can’t acknowledge the news you have to share. You don’t need this in your life. Let go of people who don’t make you happy.”
― Courtney Peppernell, Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart

“You are allowed to outgrow someone. If the river parts ways, you can forge your own path to the sea.”
― Courtney Peppernell, The Road Between

“If you want to know the secret, if you want to know the truth, there is nothing more dangerous than a girl who is aware of the flames inside her, and all the damage she can do.”
― Nikita Gill, Wild Embers

“Belonging

You have belonged
better in your own arms
than in anyone else’s.

Remember you are
the softest love
you will ever have.”
― Nikita Gill, Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty