Flowers on the Moon Quotes

“Not everything that comes back to you is meant for you. Sometimes things come back as a reminder of just how good you are without them.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“your journey will scare some people. the steps that you take will intimidate others, and the paths that you take will confuse some. people are afraid of things they can’t control, and when they realize that they have no power over you, it scares them. it brings out their biggest fears, it unmasks their deepest insecurities, it reveals their true colors. when you live in your truth and it goes against what other people believe in, you’re always going to rub some people the
wrong way. they’ll have opinions, they’ll have ideas, they’ll have assumptions, but what they think of you is none of your business.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“i’ve extended myself to some who were afraid to catch me.
i’ve extended myself to others who were unwilling to reach me.
i’ve extended myself to a few who turned the lights off as i got closer,
but i will no longer stretch my arms out to hold energy that doesn’t
want to stay.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“i’d rather be alone than form convenient connections disguised as friendships.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“foresight.
the goal is to be a little more in love with yourself than you were yesterday.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“empathy can be your best friend or your biggest enemy. there will be several situations in life that will bring you to a crossroad. a crossroad between what’s good for you and what’s good for them. understand that there is absolutely nothing wrong with being selfish and doing what’s best for you. some people won’t understand your decisions initially, and some may never understand at all, but your peace of mind and happiness are not worth sacrificing for anything or anyone. you’ve worked too hard on yourself to be affected by people and things that don’t understand the energy and time you’ve put into yourself.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“i forgive people for choosing to misunderstand me. holding grudges will only weigh me down, and being upset at them won’t make them understand me better, and that’s something i am learning.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“understand,
it is not my duty to make
my truth taste sweet for you.
my existence does not hinge
on whether I am your cup of tea or not.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“(you can't love me the same way you loved old lovers)
I am not a one-size-fits-all kinda lover.
don't one-size-fits-all your love with me.
learn me, feel my nuances, understand my internal language.
I have layers that require time and patience.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“either,
I'm an ocean that some lovers were too scared to dive in, and an ocean that swallowed others whole. my love will either illuminate you or intimidate you.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“darling, you don't have to be seen to be worthy. you are still whole without their acknowledgment. you will still breathe without their surveillance. you still exist.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“darling, if you have to convince them of your worthiness, they might not be worth holding on to. poison comes in shiny bottles too.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“there are many people who you are going to have to learn to forgive even with an absence of an apology. not because you don’t deserve one but only because you deserve peace of mind. we often attach the importance of forgiveness to words when the truth is not everyone will be willing to or can truly comprehend the language of your pain. waiting for an apology that is never coming will only poison you slowly. waiting for an apology that is never coming will only give you a false sense of your worth. waiting for an apology that is never coming will only steal your peace and replace it with grief.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“i met your mother for the first time today, and i felt your pain through her eyes. i saw your self-esteem in her body language. i heard your insecurities in her laugh. she gave you life, and in turn, you’ve given life to the things she dislikes about herself. she experienced life, and in turn, you’ve adopted her experiences and made them your own. your whole life, you’ve lived up to skewed ideologies of how a woman should be and how a woman should conduct herself. your whole life, you’ve looked up to faux versions of what a woman should be and what a woman must consist of to be worthy. your whole life, you’ve been drinking water from a source dripping in your mother’s trauma and heartache, and it’s poisoned the perception you have of yourself and the perception you have of the world. you’ve dived deep to find answers to your mother’s pain only to find yourself at her feet every time you come up for air. you’ve been swimming in your mother’s tears for too long, drowning in a battle that was never yours to begin with. there is much she taught you that you must unlearn so you may become your own woman. there is much she taught you that you must unlearn so your daughters may become their own women. there is much she taught you that you must forgive her for so you may finally begin your own healing. i met your mother for the first time today, and i feel like i finally met you.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“she had the kind of energy you only had to feel once to remember forever.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“You will grow from everything you encounter
You will grow from everyone you encounter.
You will grow from everywhere you encounter:
You will grow.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“dissimilarities.
the most toxic people love to hold everyone accountable but themselves.
the most poisonous people are quick to shift blame. but slow to assume responsibility.
I hope you learn the difference between the ones who need help and the ones who aren't willing to help themselves.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“(end the narrative that there are good and bad people on your journey. introduce the idea that the people who are put along your path are placed there to help mold you into the masterpiece you need to be going forward)
what if I told you that there are no villains or heroes in your story
but only people and situations placed in your path to help you
bloom into the person you need to be?”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“gentle reminder:
not everything that comes back to you in meant for you.
sometimes things come back as a reminder of just how good you are without them.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“worthy.
I no longer make room for people who won't allow me to make room for myself. I am deserving of space that doesn't come with resentment attached to it when I need it. I am deserving of hiatuses to re-collect myself without it being held against me. I am allowed to breathe.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“(lessons taught in time)
if its toxic, let it breathe elsewhere.
stop waiting for bad love to feel good again.
stop waiting for bad love to taste sweet.
empathy won't change stones into gold.
time won't change poison into honey.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“if you're reading this, I'm probably gone by now.

I used to reside in your heart, but I had to move out recently. between you and me, it became a little too expensive to live there. it cost me too much happiness, and it cost me so much peace, and these are things I never budgeted for when you asked me to move in. the warmth I felt in the air when I first move in slowly turned cold, and even though I attempted several times to repair the broken windows and fix the energy between us, sometimes situations should be left alone before common ground is found. we've waited and waited, staring at clocks and hoping time can replace everything we've lost, but the only thing I've found is that it's best for me to pack my belongings and go. sleeping in a cold heart every day and hoping that it will warm up is like playing a game of russian roulette with my happiness, and I'm not trying to take any chances. so I moved out and came back to myself, and I can safely say there's no place like home.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“to the woman at war with her body:
I hope you learn to lay your weapons down, so you may learn that peace exists inward and not by what you see in the reflection. I hope you learn that what you tell yourself will always be more important that what they have to say about you.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“darling,
don't give up on yourself. you're worth all the internal wars you've been fighting lately.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“(I deserve to be appreciated always, all ways)
I no longer find comfort in places that only celebrate me when it's convenient.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“darling,
if you have to convince them of your worthiness, they might not be worth holding on to. poison comes in shiny bottles too.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“musing. you will never have much control of how people treat you, but you will always have control of how you treat yourself. be kind to yourself. gentle with yourself. soft to yourself —be the love that you deserve.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“oh, but darling, this fire you have in your soul is beautiful. it was not meant to be extinguished for people who can’t handle your passion.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“when loneliness is your catalyst for forming connections, the loneliness never really disappears. it sits there, hidden, covered, camouflaged, until time opens that emptiness wide open again. there is no harm in waiting for the connections that are right for you.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

“as my relationships with others change,
my relationship with myself evolves too.
at times i can’t get enough of myself,
and at other times i need a hiatus from me.
at times i understand myself,
and at other times i find need for rediscovery.
at every phase, I AM MY OWN PRIORITY.”
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon