You're the strangest person I ever met, she said & I said you too & we decided we'd know each other a long time.

There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.

If you hold on to the handle, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just let the wind carry you.

When you start to crack open, don't waste a moment gathering your old self up into something like you knew before. Let your new self splash like sunlight into every dark place and laugh and cry and make sounds you never made & thank all that is holy for the gift.

Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable & fall asleep & miss your life.

I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts, but they needed constant attention and one day I decided I had better things to do.

The birds brought seeds & flowers & bits of brightly colored string & placed them in her hair while she slept so she would remember the wild joy of spring when she finally awoke.