Trail of Broken Wings

by Sejal Badani

Each image serves as a reminder that a light shines through so many people, and yet, no matter how far I run, I cannot seem to escape my shadow.

never depend on another person for your happiness. If someone had the authority to give, then he or she had the authority to take away.

you cannot keep someone who has already left you behind. No matter what I needed or wanted, Sonya put herself first; I was last.

One piece of knowledge had always eluded her, that life is not what happens to you, but what you make happen.

The past, no matter how definite, does not have the power to determine the future.

When an adult has been abused as a child, he or she lives life always expecting the other shoe to drop.

When you give a piece of yourself to someone, count on them to hold it safe, you become vulnerable. You depend on them, but they may not be the person you expected, the one you were sure could carry you. Then the disappointment becomes a burden to bear. It is better to keep yourself at a distance, never getting too close.

Heroes are not born or created. They become so in the passing moments of life.

Everyone must reach a point in their life when they stop running. When it is easier to stand still than to keep being chased, even if the person chasing you is only in your head.

home is not a place or a lifestyle, but the state of your heart and all the people who take their place in it.