Expectation is the root of all heartache.
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| — | William Shakespeare (via thatkindofwoman) |
You cannot convince people to love you. This is an absolute rule. No one will ever give you love because you want him or her to give it. Real love moves freely in both directions. Don’t waste your time on anything else.
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Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things (via winonaryderfanclub) (via moanmika) |
You can accept or reject the way you are treated by other people, but until you heal the wounds of your past, you will continue to bleed. You can bandage the bleeding with food, with alcohol, with drugs, with work, with cigarettes, with sex, but eventually, it will all ooze through and stain your life. You must find the strength to open the wounds, stick your hands inside, pull out the core of the pain that is holding you in your past, the memories, and make peace with them.
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| — | Iyanla Vanzant, Yesterday, I Cried (via the-healing-nest) |
