I was trying to find a new home in the world.

What if I was never redeemed? What if I already was?

There are so many things to be tortured about, sweet pea. So many torturous things in this life. Don't let the man who doesn't love you be one of them.

The wanting was a wilderness and I had to find my own way out of the woods.

So release yourself from that. Don't be strategic or coy. Strategic and coy are for jackasses. Be brave. Be authentic. Practice saying the word 'love' to the people you love so when it matters the most to say it, you will.

Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!

You have to keep walking, no matter what. If you don't, it's a living death. You're just standing in one place dying.