“There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater.
But sometimes it doesn't.
Sometimes it is nothing more than gritting your teeth through pain, and the work of every day, the slow walk toward a better life.
“Being in love with someone is an unconditional commitment. To love someone isn’t just a feeling, it’s a decision that you make every day, no matter what happens. It’s a judgment. A promise.”
― Kristen Proby, Seducing Lauren
“it isn’t just me, is it? Everyone under this sky is alone. No one is safe. Terrible things happen. If you survive, what do you do? You go on. That’s all. You’ll never know the reason. Why one ship sank and another weathered the storm. There is nothing to understand. It happened because it happened. You make what you can of what remains to you, like the river goes on flowing. I have a reason for getting out of bed in the morning – because I still can. Maybe that’s the only reason that counts.” ― Anonymous