“Mothers and fathers pour everything they are into us.
And they stand us on our own.
And they understand that we don’t fully grow up
until some day we lose them.
There are some lessons that only
grief and responsibility can teach us.”
~ Scott Simon

“The storm will pass.
You can’t calm the storm… so stop trying.
What you can do is calm yourself.
The storm will pass.”
~ Timber Hawkeye

“Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem,
first make sure that you are not, in fact,
just surrounded by assholes.”

~ Notorious d.e.b. @debihope (Twitter handle)