Sometimes grief is a comfort we grant ourselves because it's less terrifying than trying for joy. Nobody wants to admit it. We'd all declare we want to be happy, if we could. So why, then, is pain the one thing we most often hold on to? Why are slights and griefs the memories on which we choose to dwell? Is it because joy doesn't last but grief does?
Megan HartDoes madness bring creativity? Or does creativity cause madness? Can an artist create without the ups so high and the downs so low?
Megan HartSometimes, you turn back. Sometimes, you walk away. And sometimes, you find the place you're meant to be, and you stay there. You find a way to make it work. Whatever it takes.
Megan HartWe look at each other without saying anything, both of us smiling like idiots. I heart is so full I canโt believe it can possibly still beat without bursting right in front of me. My desire for him is so fierce Iโm afraid to stand, because I know my knees will be too weak to hold me up, but thereโs more than that. This great and bursting thing inside me is love.
Megan Hart