Mind / Matter

Too often, when you run into an old friend, the meeting becomes a painful reminder of how little you have in common anymore.

– Things Remembered (Author’s Note), Georgia Bockoven

Looking For Me

The following quotes are taken from Looking For Me, a novel by Beth Hoffman, that really resonated with me.

‘Never tie your happiness to the tail of someone else’s kite.’

‘Believe me, if you let disappointments take you too far, you’ll end up getting lost. You’ll never find your way out of it.’

‘I thought about that old saying, how we can never go home again. But I think it’s more like a piece of us stays behind when we leave – a piece we can never reclaim, one that awaits our next visit and demands that we remember.’

‘Some people run toward life, arms flung wide in anticipation. Others crack open the door and take a one-eyed peek to see what’s out there. Then there are those who give up on life long before their heart stops beating – all used up, worn out, and caved in, yet they wake each morning and shuffle their tired legs through another day. Maybe they’re hoping for a change – a miracle, even – but runaway dreams and lost years hang heavily on their backs. It’s the only coat they know how to wear.

They’ve become accustomed.’

‘Sometimes it’s not what we hold on to that shapes our lives – it’s what we’re willing to let go of.’

‘We are the authors of our lives, and, through choice or circumstances, some of us leave our stories unfinished or untold.’

‘We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.’