Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 10:13AM
Drew Wolfe

Deb Caletti

That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.

It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn't have something in the first place. I guess that's what disappointment is- a sense of loss for something you never had.

I shouldn't have to be a liar to make someone love me. I shouldn't be so afraid of losing someone that I'll do anything to make them stay.

Sometimes love is a surprise, an instant of recognition, a sudden gift at a sudden moment that makes everything different from then on. Some people will say that's not love, that you can't really love someone you don't know. But, I'm not so sure. Love doesn't seem to follow a plan; it's not a series of steps. It can hit with the force of nature--an earthquake, a tidal wave, a storm of wild relentless energy that is beyond your simple attempts at control.

You've got to have someone who loves your body. Who doesn't define you, but sees you. Who loves what he sees. Who you don't have to struggle to be good enough for.

We should not give away a moment to anyone who does not deserve it.

I guess forgiveness, like happiness, isn’t a final destination. You don’t one day get there and get to stay.

We can get so wrapped up in our own misconceptions that we miss the simple beauty of the truth.



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