It hurt because it mattered

So often we try to make other people feel better by minimizing their pain, by telling them that it will get better (which it will) or that there are worse things in the world (which there are). But that’s not what I actually needed. What I actually needed was for someone to tell me that it hurt because it mattered. I have found this very useful to think about over the years, and I find that it is a lot easier and more bearable to be sad when you aren’t constantly berating yourself for being sad.
- John Green

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How deep is the sea?

Hurting someone can be as easy as throwing a stone in the sea…
But do you have any idea how deep that stone can go?

...when we realized the monsters were inside us

We stopped checking for monsters under our bed when we realized they were inside us.

I cannot speak

I cannot speak
For I’m too weak
And scared that words would harm you.

Words hurt.

No enemy within...

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

Adventure may hurt you, but monotony will kill you.

Learn to forgive yourself

You will begin to heal when you let go of past hurts,
forgive those who have wronged you
and learn to forgive yourself for your mistakes.