He owned a whole world full of memories, of lovely moments relived and happy recollections. I'm not saying he was happy or that he didn't suffer. He suffered very much, but he did not despair; he still drew nourishment from what he had been given. But the sadness never left him. Happiness needs more than memories of the past to feed on; it also needs dreams of the future.
Jorge AmadoOnce upon a time, there was a naïve and innocent girl who thought she could tame the beast and live happily ever after. But the beast did not want to be tamed, for he was a beast and beasts care not for such things, and the girl died along with her dreams.
From childhood's grave sprang a young woman, jaded before her years, who knew that beasts could wear the skins of men, and that evil could exist in sunlight, as well as darkness.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
Tags: life sadness change dark fairy-tales maturity depression angst
He watched the scene and thought of life; and (as always happened when he thought of life) he became sad. A gentle melancholy took possession of him. He felt how useless it was to struggle against fortune, this being the burden of wisdom which the ages had bequeathed him.
James JoyceMy chest tightens: seeing him so upset breaks my own heart. 'Don't you ever wish you could make that bit go away?" I say, feeling angry at the past. 'That you could erase those painful memories, forget they every happened, just remember the happy times you had together?'
'You must never say that,' he reprimands sternly.
'But why not?' I look at him in surprise.
'Because it's the bad memories that makes you appreciate the good ones. Don't ever wish them away. it's like your nan always used to say, "You need both the sun and the rain to make a rainbow".
Tags: motivational inspirational happiness love sadness life-lessons memories alexandra-potter
How could she trust this man, so imprecise with his words, to take care of the burial? To say there had been a loss was ludicrous; one lost a shoe or a pair of keys. You did not suffer the death of a child and say there was a loss. There was a catastrophe. A devastation. A hell.
Jodi PicoultTags: love loss sadness death sad grief
Figure out what makes you laugh, and do more of it. Figure out what makes you cry, and do less of it.
Mandy HaleTags: happiness laughter sadness journey happy crying cry finding-yourself positive-thinking being-happy loving-yourself journey-of-life being-true-to-yourself live-and-learn
If there is a particular person in your life that is repeatedly choosing not to honor you and is causing you more sadness or pain than they are joy - it might be time to release that friendship back to God and trust that it is not where you belong.
Mandy HaleTags: friends god sadness joy relationships moving-on self-worth friendships letting-go positive-thinking loving-yourself faith-in-yourself releasing-the-past knowing-your-value honoring-yourself toxic-friends
You can’t truly heal from a loss until you allow yourself to really FEEL the loss.
Mandy HaleTags: loss sadness despair moving-on grief feelings healing endings heartbreak letting-go positive-thinking grieving heal grieve
True strength is knowing that you don't have to be strong every single second of the day.
Mandy HaleTags: strength loss sadness moving-on authenticity vulnerability healing heartbreak letting-go positive-thinking being-strong letting-down-the-walls letting-your-guard-down
He felt the guilt of inaction, of simply waiting while his life went to waste. No one was worth the gift of his life, no one could possibly be worth that. It belonged to him alone, and he did not deserve it either, because he was letting it waste. It was getting away from him and he made no effort to stop it. He did not know how.
Leonard GardnerTags: sadness marriage depression boxing
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