“Here is the thing about doorways: once you step through them, you can’t go back. Even if you do, you will never see the world the same way as before. Cottonwood leaves will forever shimmy singularly in the wind. It might be hard.” InspirationalLife LessonsHealingLife PhilosophyTransformationChildhood TraumaChildhood Memoir Book:The Part That Burns Source: The Part That Burns
“The instructions read, ‘Dump the monkeys onto the table. Pick up one monkey by the arm. Hook another arm through a second monkey’s arm. Continue making a chain. Your turn is over when you drop a monkey.’ Most of my childhood life at the house on Arce Subdivision had been like that, constantly linking monkeys together and anticipating something going wrong.” ChildhoodChildhood MemoriesChildhood QuotesChildhood Memoir Book:Batangas: My Sky and Earth Source: Batangas: My Sky and Earth