Status Updates From Here in My Heart (Echoes of...

I am soooo loving this :)

Love, as she was learning, rarely made sense. It wasn't built to be easy. It simply was, along with every dream come true and potential problem that came with sharing your heart with someone. There was no protecting yourself from its possible dangers without running from the rest, too.

Believe in how strong you are, and expect others to treat you better. You have to learn how to trust the right people. That's all. Trust the friends who want to take care of you. Give them a chance to--"
"Love you the way you need to be loved," Brad said, "even when it's easier to believe that they can't?"

My dear," she said, "the secret to gambling on people is not to worry if you're right, or what will happen if you're wrong. It's to go all in, no matter what happens. Figure out what you think. What you want. Then go for broke as often as you can.

It's going to be okay," Joe promised. "think about now, Dru, not the past. Think about tomorrow. Be sure of what you want before you throw away something you'll never get back."