things i like: lindsay elyse

"May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself."

"

Because he has been a major part of your life,
of course you’ll miss him; it’s perfectly normal.

It’s like getting a tooth pulled out; after the dentist
pulls it out you’re relieved.
But how many times
does your tongue run itself over the spot where
the tooth once was? Probably a hundred times a day.

Just because it was hurting you does not mean
you don’t notice it.
It leaves a gap, & sometimes
you see yourself missing it terribly.
It’s going to take
awhile, but it takes time.
Should you have kept the
tooth? No, because it was causing you pain.

Pulling the tooth was the right decision,
but it’s going to hurt.

"

"What you risk reveals what you value."