I think what you notice most when you haven’t been home in a while is how much the trees have grown around your memories.
MITCH ALBOMEach affects the other, and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one.
More Mitch Albom Quotes
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It is far more comforting to think God listened and said no, than to think that nobody’s out there.
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But she wasn’t around, and that’s the thing when your parents die, you feel like instead of going in to every fight with backup, you are going into every fight alone.
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Heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners.
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Don’t cling to things because everything is impermanent.
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You have to start over. That’s what they say. But life is not a board game, and losing a loved one is never really “starting over.” More like “continuing without.
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Sharing tales of those we’ve lost is how we keep from really losing them.
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I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on the good things still in my life. I don’t allow myself any more self-pity than that. A little each every morning, a few tears, and that’s all.
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The most inspirational man I knew only reached his potential by helping a child reach his.
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Remember, the only difference between ‘marital’ and ‘martial’ is where you put the ‘i’.
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Have you found someone to share your heart with? Are you giving to your community? Are you at peace with yourself? Are you trying to be as human as you can be?
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We are too involved in materialistic things, and they don’t satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these things for granted.
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This is part of what a family is about, not just love. It’s knowing that your family will be there watching out for you. Nothing else will give you that. Not money. Not fame. Not work.
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Desire sets our compass, but real life steers our course.
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Holding on to things only breaks your heart.
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What you have done to this point cannot be undone. What you do next. It is still unwritten.
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