There is no formula to relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want and what they need, what they can do and what their life is like.
MITCH ALBOMDon’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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Desire sets our compass, but real life steers our course.
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Life has to end, love doesn’t.
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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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One day spent with someone you love can change everything.
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Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.
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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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The words people do not speak are louder than the ones they do.
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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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You need to keep people close. You need to give them access to your heart.
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When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.
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We cannot stop what Heaven chooses.
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Scenery without solace is meaningless.
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But our eyes are different, what you see ain’t what I see.
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Holding on to things only breaks your heart.
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Sharing tales of those we’ve lost is how we keep from really losing them.
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Death is the end of a lifetime, not the end of a relationship.
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She had been so consumed with escaping her own misery, she hadn’t considered the misery she might inflict.
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There’s a story behind everything but behind all your stories is always your mother’s story because hers is where yours begins.
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The pain we suffer is a way to make us appreciate what comes next.
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Once heaven is done with grandma, we’d like her back, thanks.
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Because one thing God gave us- and I’m afraid it’s at times a little too much- is freewill. Freedom to choose. I believe he gave us everything needed to build a beautiful world, if we choose wisely.
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Don’t cling to things because everything is impermanent.
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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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When you’re rotten about yourself, you become rotten to everyone else, even those you love.
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You knew me. You knew that person, but you don’t know the person I’m trying to become… You are not your past!
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