“If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much that you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.”— Clarissa Pinkola Estés, from “Women who Run with the Wolves,” c. 1992
*dives into my own consciousness*: above all, be discreet and remain calm
the thing about everything is that it all gets easier with practice, so be careful what you practice
some of you have never treated a cat with enough love and kindness to experience their adoration and trust and it shows
Some of you have never gotten all your books confiscated by your third grade teacher because you were reading them under your desk in math class and it shows