There is how we were before, and how we are now, and the time between is spent choosing which doors to open, and which to close.

We live, we love. These are the choices we are given, to open doors or to close them. It is all we have, and it is enough

Every woman should have a daughter to tell her stories to. Otherwise, the lessons learned are as useless as spare buttons from a discarded shirt. And all that is left is a fading name and the shape of a nose or the color of hair. The men who write the history books will tell you the stories of battles and conquests. But the women will tell you the stories of people's hearts.

Life isn't perfect. It's not supposed to be. We all make mistakes. You bash your head against the wall and you get hurt, but you walk away and make the best of it. And that's what makes it life, Brenna, not perfection. You'll never find happiness if you only expect to find a perfect life. Happiness is something we reach for while we try to learn from our disappointments.

The answers we seek aren't always the answers we want, are they? But knowing the truth is what helps us sleep at night.

There is how we were before, and how we are now, and the time between is spent choosing which doors to open, and which to close.

when you lose your sails, row.