What We Keep

by Jennifer Millikin

True loneliness isn’t being alone. It’s being with someone else and still finding yourself alone.

“Everybody’s personal tragedy is their own, and they have the right to be upset by it. Nobody gets to tell you what you grieve.”

“There’s a lot more life out there for you. Don’t hold yourself back because you think you don’t deserve more. If you’re not careful, you’ll become your own jailor.”

Real love forces a person to do the hard work. It will ask you to get uncomfortable, to expose the wound, to confront what hurts you most. That requires strength. Fortitude. And above all else, compassion.