noramindnotes

WORDS THAT STAY WITH YOU.

Self care

  • By Maya Fleischer “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” ~John Lubbock For years, I thought exhaustion was a sign I lived fully… Read more

  • By Allie Bernhad “Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.” ~Robert Gary Lee A year ago, I began to accept that I was depressed, and had been for a long time. It was scary. I broke up with my live-in boyfriend of almost three years, quit my job, and though I didn’t want to, I… Read more

  • By Caroline D. James Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” ~Alexander Pope I was sitting on the couch in my bedroom, at sunset, looking at the trees outside my window. I felt a profound sadness, frustration, disappointment, and desperation taking me over. While I was staring into oblivion, all… Read more

  • “The strongest version of you isn’t the one who never struggles—it’s the one who keeps choosing hope, even on the hardest days.”— NORA MINDNOTES Read more