Melody Beattie said, “Gratitude turns what we have into enough.”
ferdelacruzmhas quoted10 months ago
I had to systematize the light.
ferdelacruzmhas quoted10 months ago
I must not be a monster. Would a monster be capable of receiving this much kindness? No—I must be loved tremendously. I must be magic.
ferdelacruzmhas quoted10 months ago
So even though my friends were constantly attempting to fill the great void of my self-hatred with generous words, assurances, and compliments…they were all simply getting sucked into that black hole, mere crumbs for my intense desire.
ferdelacruzmhas quoted10 months ago
A woman is simply supposed to provide, not to need.
ferdelacruzmhas quoted10 months ago
more like the idea that the universe might be organized around something like love.
ferdelacruzmhas quoted10 months ago
Now I believed in a force greater than myself.
ferdelacruzmhas quoted10 months ago
We were all deserving. Why couldn’t any of us just be good? I wished so badly for us to be good.
ferdelacruzmhas quoted10 months ago
Each of the group’s members was profoundly shattered. But they were all trying their damnedest to piece themselves back together in a way that didn’t hurt anyone else.
ferdelacruzmhas quoted10 months ago
I found myself in the awkward position of being an incompetent pseudo-therapist, trying to provide comfort for people and suggesting books and therapies, even though I was decidedly not okay, either.