A Risk on Forever

by N.S. Perkins

Being able to read people without needing them to tell you what’s wrong is the greatest of gifts.

Show your emotions. Cry when you’re sad, laugh when you’re happy, scream when you’re mad, and kiss when you’re in love. You have every right to feel whatever it is you’re feeling, and expressing it can only help to show who you are as a person.

It can be nothing but helpful to the ones around you to know how you feel—how you really feel. And if they don’t appreciate it, then Helen Advice number 1.5: kick them out of your life. They’re not worth it. You deserve to be with people who want to know your truth and to see your heart above all else.

Life can get in the way of your happiness so easily, you don’t notice it has happened until you can’t remember the last time you had a good laugh.

Sometimes, the best way to care for someone is to try your best and show them your love and support. The little mistakes don’t matter when your intentions are pure.

If you give it your all and try your best, the people you love won’t remember the mistake, but the effort you made to prevent it or to right your wrongs.

Try your best, admit your mistakes when you make them, and focus on all the good you do rather than on the tiny faults you commit along the way.

Sometimes, there are no right and wrong choices. You have to choose the lesser of two evils, knowing that whatever you decide, hearts will break.

The look of gratefulness he gave me then made me want to curse myself for not bringing this up sooner. But there was no use in rehashing the past, in regretting what we had or hadn’t done. The only way to look was forward. So, I did.

never let the world ruin your heart of gold. No matter how much pain you go through, no matter what is thrown your way, no matter how people treat you, just don’t lose it. You might want to give it up for some bad people, but they’re not worth it. With love and empathy, you can never lose.

Love your significant other in the right way.

Don’t wait until you’re old or sick or dying to appreciate things. Live life to the fullest. Always. Starting now. Look at everything around you, be thankful for it, and enjoy the most of it. Time goes by so fast, blink and you’ll miss it. So never wait for anything. Your moment is now.

feeling is never a bad thing, no matter how many inconveniences it can bring.

Examine your choices, and if you have regrets, then be mature enough to apologize, to right your wrongs, to make things better. Making mistakes is not the problem. Badly handling them is.