Joan

“Like music, intention can influence our mood, thoughts, and feelings—setting an intention in the morning, we set the tone for the day.”
― Thupten Jinpa

“Maybe all that stuff catches up to you in the end, the demons you think you've outrun, the bad memories you locked away in a metal box, and then you hid the box in a dark corner of the basement under a heap of dirty blankets, and then you moved far away and did your best to pretend you were someone else. But the box is always right there, right where you left it.”
― Tom Perrotta, Ghost Town

“When you travel, you not only leave your family, friends, and possessions behind, you also leave yourself behind—your home self—and a different you emerges, perhaps one that is fresher, more vulnerable, more open to new ideas and things.”
― David Farley,

“When someone you love dies, you lose her in pieces over a long time...the way her scent fades from the pillows and even from the clothes in her closet and drawers.”
― John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany