Putting Down to Pick Up

“Forgiveness doesn’t sit there like a pretty boy in a bar. Forgiveness is the old fat guy you have to haul up a hill.”― Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things

“You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.”― Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things

In the mountains and the valleys
And everything in between
May you follow the path of goodness, bigness, kindness
In the letting go, in the freedom of forgiveness, moving on
To the fullness of the present
Looking forward, not behind
To not miss one more day
A warrior for love
A hunter of joy
A soldier of peace.

“You don’t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt with. You have an obligation to play the hell out of the ones you’re holding and my dear one, you and I have been granted a mighty generous one.”― Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things