Who you love is an illustration of you... but whomever loves you back is you... in HD.

How hollow must your life be for you to waste it hating and oppressing others, whose lives are of no consequence to your own?

I think we, sometimes, try to fill a void with so many other things that we make the wound deeper & prevent it from ever healing properly.

I was thinking about picking up kayaking, but I didn't want anyone to think I had herpes.

There is no fate... no predestination... no luck. Don't use that as an excuse to not live the life you want. Work for it. You make your future - no one else.

I used to dream of a week-long beach vacation with white sand under my toes... right now, I'd settle for 48 hours at a Motel 6 with some Lysol and a UV lamp.

It may be easier to get forgiveness than permission, but trust is harder to get back than both.