One More Step

“I want to read every book on the shelves of the library. I want to learn, fill my mind with knowledge. But in order to do so, I have to fly…I want to be able to spread my wings and soar off, leaving the past behind me…I’m not afraid of death. I’m afraid of failing. Of not being able to finally leave my past behind. I’m afraid of being left behind…paralyzed by a life full of ellipsis.” But “I’ve got this. I am a strong, independent woman. I fear no man. The only thing holding me back is…me…And if I mess up, please don’t let me splatter against the ground…even if I do end up crashing and burning, at least I’ll go down knowing I tried…We take off, flying toward the future and letting go of the past.” “I know what leap of faith you had to take, to trust your family to someone so broken…That’s the funny thing about brokenness…The pieces can be used to make amazing things. In welding, when you solder two broken pieces together, it is stronger than ever before…If you try to find your worth in others…you’ll come up short every single time. Your worth is in you. It’s in the things you do when nobody is around. It’s in how you treat those who have less than you. It’s putting others before yourself and the goals you had planned out.” “Everyone has value. There is always something to do to help others. If only people took their eyes off their own problems, they could see how much they’re needed…sometimes the best way to get over your problems is to get under someone else’s…Remember, kid, today is a good day to be alive. You were put on this Earth for a purpose…You are mine…I will do anything for you. Live or die. Fight and…never settle for defeat.” Of the whole collection, Jaci Wheeler’s Leap Of Faith stole my heart and made me cry! “To those of you who cry each night for the love you deserve, but don’t have…To those of you who no longer have the energy to try with the wrong person…To those of you who desperately seek your other half….To those of you who’ve finally said, ‘F* it—I’m doing me’...This is our story, and each time a chapter ends, I can’t wait to see what the next chapter brings.”