Claire Nelson

“Everyone, I think, has those places or environments that bring them calm and clarity. I can be alone with my thoughts any old place – at home, in bed, in the corner of some coffee shop somewhere – but there’s something about being outdoors and away from civilization, on a path, just putting one foot in front of the other, that helps me to metabolize my emotion in a way that nothing else seems to do. Walking alone affords me the time and the space to discard mental clutter, air out my ideas, stretch my emotional legs and simultaneously to breathe, feel a sense of calm and be absolutely, unequivocally present. I can’t think of any other instance where I can successfully do that.”
― Claire Nelson, Things I Learned from Falling

“I was strong. I didn't have to prove that by hiding my vulnerability.”
― Claire Nelson