396

Jump for joy, or fall; it’s the only way you’ll feel the sensation of landing back on the ground.

395

Every ounce of energy expended on the past and the inevitable is a disservice to the future self.

394

I just—I just don’t know.

But maybe it was never about knowing.

393

In this very moment in time,

at this very place in the universe,

all things past and future aside,

without rhyme or reason,

if nothing else,

I love you.

392

We can't always be the be the best version of ourselves everyday.

But the effort is usually enough anyway.

391

There are only two ways to avoid misunderstanding—to muster the patience to see another person for who they are, and to surround yourself with people that will do the same for you.

390

You are not this weak. You are not this naïve. Not anymore. Since when was your calling to appease everyone that comes along your path in this life?

You said what you needed to say. Hold fast to what you believe, and what is right.

389

They say nothing lasts forever but they’re just scared it will last longer than they can love it.

—Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

388

I once said that patience is your ability to accept what fate has in store for you.

Then forgiveness is your ability to accept that who we are in one moment is not necessarily who we are in the next; it is your faith in the malleability of the human spirit.

387

We each have our roles to play in this life—and they’re usually ones that we don’t understand, let alone choose.