Broken and Whole
“There is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human- in not having to be just happy or just sad- in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time.”
– C. Joybell 
Tag: comfort zone
Personality
“The largest part of what we call ‘personality’ is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness.”
– Alain de Botton
It’s There
“Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it’s there if you look deep.”
– Taraji P. Henson
The Price We Pay
“So it’s true when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”
– E.A. Bucchianeri
Image: Gabriel
Sadder It Becomes
“The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.”
– Nikolai Gogol
Strange Riddle
“The way sadness works is one of the strange riddles of the world. If you are stricken with great sadness, you may feel as if you have been set aflame, not only because of the enormous pain but also because your sadness may spread over your life, like smoke from an enormous fire.”
– Lemony Snicket
Without Flavor
“If life were predictable it would cease to be life and be without flavor.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Image: Look – Edi Libedinsky
Greatest Lesson
Remember that life’s greatest lessons are usually learned from worst times and from the worst mistakes.
Image: Artist Hands – Rose Elena
Present
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
– Bil Keane
Risky
“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.”
– Denis Waitley