Candice

“We must seek out that which invigorates us, and engage it at all fronts. Art, music, literature, conversation, travel, nature—whatever it is that keeps the fire of our spirit bright—we must build our life around it; for, without our passions, the years ahead become a burden rather than a gift.”
― L.M. Browning, Seasons of Contemplation: A Book of Midnight Meditations

“I had to lose my mind to find myself, and when I found myself, my mind returned.”
― Sanjo Jendayi

“Take yourself in. Ask the questions no one ever asked you. Keep going until you know the answer and you know who's asking. Until you realize- it's not far away- that the essence of you, like the sky, was always here. You just happened to get distracted by the local weather for a few decades.”
― Geneen Roth, This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide

“You’ve always been my independent one. You hold in so much. You aren’t who anyone decides you are. You aren’t how anyone treats you. You have to find peace in that. It’s not easy, but you do.”
― Aminah Mae Safi, Not the Girls You're Looking For