There are no happy endings…

Endings are the saddest part,

So just give me a happy middle

And a very happy start.”

—Shel Silverstein

And in the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take…

And in the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take, the people we were too afraid

to get close with, the opportunities we passed on

and the decisions we couldn’t make because we waited too long.

When we hold each other, in the darkness, it doesn’t make the darkness go away…

The bad things are still out there. The nightmares still walking. When we hold each other we feel not safe, but better.

“It’s all right” we whisper, “I’m here, I love you.” and we lie: “I’ll never leave you.”

For just a moment or two the darkness doesn’t seem so bad.”

― Neil Gaiman

 

Autumn…

Everybody has a secret world inside of them.

“Everybody has a secret world inside of them. I mean everybody.

All of the people in the whole world, I mean everybody — no matter how dull and boring

they are on the outside.

Inside them they’ve all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds…

Not just one world. Hundreds of them. Thousands, maybe.”

 

October & April

She was like April sky
Sun rise in her eyes
Child of light
Shining star
Fire in her eyes
Bright as day
Melting snow
Breaking through the chill
October and April

He was like frozen sky
In October night
Darkest cloud
Endless storm
Raining from his heart
Coldest snow
Deepest thrill
Tearing down his will
October and April

Promise Yourself…

“Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.”