Sometimes it's the things that are all around us that are hardest to see, especially love.

We are often so distracted by the internal war between what we want to do and what we have to do that we overlook what we need to do.

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. And if I should die before I awake, I pray the popular attend my wake.

Just as love blinds us to imperfections in others, it magnifies those we see in ourselves. But if this is true, then the opposite must also be the case. We can take comfort in the fact that our faults will be invisible to those who love us. The success or failure of any relationship depends not just on how we feel about each other, but on how we make each other feel about ourselves.

We all like to think the world ends when we do. The truth is our acquaintances, our friends, and our loved ones all live on, and through them, so do we. It's not about what you had, but what you gave. It's not about how you looked, but how you lived. And it's not just about being remembered. It's about giving people a good reason to remember you.

Breaking free, or not, is usually determined by whether you want to get somewhere slowly or nowhere fast.

I never understood why you tried so hard to fit in, when you were obviously meant to stand out.