Pillow Thoughts IV

It takes disaster, brokenness, chaos to realize the value in this world. If only people would look at the stars more, stare up into the deepest parts of the universe, and see just how vast, how fleeting, how all-encompassing life really is. Maybe we would all live a little differently.

The breathing will be shaky, uncontrollable, sharp. But then it will become steady, in control, free. It is important to breathe through the anxiety, breathe through the panic, keep breathing to reach the place of peace.

The bravery isn’t to stay

broken

The bravery is to survive

Find the type of love that makes you want to exist.

The wild air and the smell of lavender is enough to bring me back to life. When nature calls, I follow, no matter how blind my heart feels.

Time doesn’t always completely heal us, but it does make the ache easier to live with. But so does making your bed and opening the curtains every morning. So does not shouldering so much weight of the troubles of others. So does a smoothie in the summer and a mug of cocoa in winter by the fire. So does painting, drawing, writing, documenting your life. So does listening to yourself, following your instincts, and controlling your impulses. Broken hearts from friends or lovers will frequent in your life, but surround yourself with the simple things that make your heart beat.

I get dizzy off other people’s passion. I see stars in the eyes of people who want to make a difference. I have a place in my heart for the people who choose kindness every time they start a new day.

Illustrations by Justin Estcourt

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For now, no matter where the seas and skies take you, always know you have a friend in the jellyfish, the heart, the owl, and the fox.

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