June First

by Jennifer Hartmann

June always feels like a new beginning.

And I know the “whys” don’t matter because “whys” would give way to excuses, and there are no excuses for what he did.

“You’re not responsible for the way others react to what you need to do to get better.”

“No relationship comes without a fight, but it has to be worth fighting for. It has to be worth all the sacrifices you’ll inevitably have to make.”

“Never underestimate a man willing to wait forever for the woman he loves.”

True happiness is a puzzle. It’s a jigsaw puzzle we’re all carefully putting together, searching for those pieces that link and connect, that allow us to move on to the next part of the puzzle. Some puzzles remain incomplete, and I think that’s because many people don’t know what makes them truly happy. Or…they’re unwilling to take the time to find those other missing pieces first. They just want to squeeze the last piece into a space it won’t fit.