Art & Soul

by Brittainy C. Cherry

“‘The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane,’”

A person who never truly lost themselves could never truly find themselves, either.

Sometimes it was so easy to forget that adults were just kids in bigger bodies, and their hearts broke just like ours.

Maybe it’s okay to no longer be the person we thought we were meant to be. Maybe it’s okay to just be who we are now and accept that.”

“That’s the thing about the future, and the past even. They don’t exist in this moment. We only have the here and now. If we focus too much on the past or too heavily on the future, we miss out on our present desires, the things we want right now.”

“It’s weird the way you can walk by people every single day of your life and never truly know their story.”

“Whoever made you doubt how amazing you are, whoever broke your heart…I’m going to hate them for a long time.” “It’s okay.” “How is that okay?” “Because I found someone who’s kind of putting it back together again.”

Maybe it wasn’t about fixing the broken hearts. Maybe it was about loving the broken pieces the way they were.

Maybe when someone you loved was hurting, all they needed was someone to hold their pinkie as a reminder that they weren’t alone.