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I knew from experience that little acts of kindness were often a balm for hurting hearts.
“Happiness is fleeting, fickle, often based on our circumstances.” Aunt Gert waved a hand dismissively. “If you chase happiness, you will more often than not end up disappointed by the very nature of life. Life is hard, brutal at times, and often unfair. But following your bliss, that’s entirely different. It means facing your present reality with honesty and courage and, in the midst of it all, continuing to pursue each spark of joy, even if it is a tiny pinpoint in the darkness of your life.
Move toward the light in life; seek it out no matter what. This is the essence of what it means to follow your bliss. You must be honest. Pay attention. Seek joy.”
‘Be honest. Pay attention. Seek joy,’
So maybe that was the reality, that we sacrifice no matter what path we choose.
“When we make a choice, we necessarily limit all the other choices. Every path narrows our options, every decision closes many other doors. Yet we make a choice hoping we’re trading all the other options for the one that will be the best.”
You can’t keep holding on, trying to redo the past and stop the bad things from happening. They happened, and you can’t change that.
You can’t keep holding on to the vision of the future you imagined you’d have, the way you thought things would turn out. You have to let the present be what it is—broken, flawed, painful, but real.”
nothing is worth holding on to if it’s holding you back. It’s okay to let something go if it’s time to move on.”
It takes faith and courage to let things fall apart, not knowing what will happen after you do.
“Some things aren’t meant to be mended,” she said finally, gently. “Sometimes it’s in the breaking that the light can finally shine through.”
I was holding on to the pieces and trying to put together things that were irreparably broken.
To never give up hope, to seek happiness, and to remember that life is full of second chances.
