“We can’t conquer the things that are bigger than ourselves; we can’t even escape them. It is the wind that decides our destination, far more than ourselves. All that we are able to do is pack our bags, hop on board, raise the anchor and set the sails. We can only trust the wind and go on and on.” FaithSeaAcceptanceTrustDepressionAbuseRecoverySurvivorEscapeWanderess Book:The Wanderess and her Suitcase Source: The Wanderess and her Suitcase
“We were willing to explore and be surprised. Willing to trust that there was beauty out there and love and joy. Ready to have our hearts touched and our souls hugged.” HealingTrustRecoverySurvivorExploringFree SpiritTravelling Book:The Wanderess and her Suitcase Source: The Wanderess and her Suitcase
“Without knowing it, we became soul sisters” LoveFriendshipSistersSoulmate Book:The Wanderess and her Suitcase Source: The Wanderess and her Suitcase
“She had always been beautiful. Even now, in the midst of all this misery, war suited her.” ― Meara O‘Hara” WarBeautifulWomenBeauty Book:The Wanderess and her Suitcase Source: The Wanderess and her Suitcase
“Abruptly, I realized the familiar look in Max’s round blue eyes, which had been so compelling, was sadness.” LoveSadnessRecognitionEyes Book:The Wanderess and her Suitcase Source: The Wanderess and her Suitcase
“I knew that I never wanted to stop walking; I wanted to see places and somehow understand what this thing called earth was all about. There were so many people out there, and I had to meet them. I felt safe and at home on the roads to nowhere, I felt welcome and protected in the unknown land and I fell in love with the people around me. They were so very similar and still so very different from me. I felt their souls connect to my own, and I knew no greater feeling could ever be given to me.” UnderstandingHealingRecoveryBeing HumanSurvivingWildFree SpiritTravellingWanderess Book:The Wanderess and her Suitcase Source: The Wanderess and her Suitcase
“There had not been an attachment to it; it wasn't supposed to change me, it wasn't supposed to make me do anything and, for the first time, it had stopped feeling odd or as though I didn't deserve it, I had learnt to let myself be loved.” LoveFriendshipHealingAcceptanceRecoveryLove YourselfAccepting Love Book:The Wanderess and her Suitcase Source: The Wanderess and her Suitcase
“She needed no drugs as she, like all the others, was high on him.” LoveSexAbuseAddictionDrugsCult Book:The Wanderess and her Suitcase Source: The Wanderess and her Suitcase
“She had had many men before her father’s death and after they’d found each other. As if the pain would go away when enough souls showed her love—made love to her or made her forget her name for a night.” LovePainSexDepressionAddictionDrugsEscapeNumbness Book:The Wanderess and her Suitcase Source: The Wanderess and her Suitcase
“Nothing would ever be the same after I had been hurt so deeply, but to still have the courage to love—that was real bravery, the bravery people talked about in stories and tales.” LovePainHurtHealingCourageBraveryRecoverySurvivorWanderess Book:The Wanderess and her Suitcase Source: The Wanderess and her Suitcase
“No darkness could stay forever; such was life. All the great stories were filled with struggle, and there would always be a way to conquer the shadows, even if all seemed lost as it did now. There would always be a new dawn and a new day; the sun would rise, and so would I if I didn’t give up on myself. It was for the bright days, the ones filled with love and laughter, that I had to keep fighting. It was for the people and the places and the things I loved that I stayed alive. Nothing would ever be the same after I had been hurt so deeply, but to still have the courage to love—that was real bravery, the bravery people talked about in stories and tales.” HopeHealingDarknessDepressionAbuseRecoverySurvivingFighting For Love Book:The Wanderess and her Suitcase Source: The Wanderess and her Suitcase