Cheryl Strayed

Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#hurt #beauty

We are all entitled to our opinions and religious beliefs, but we are not entitled to make shit up and then use the shit we made up to oppress other people. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#tiny-beautiful-things #beauty

He was the most ordinary man in all the world, and yet in her memory he'd become luminous, like the prince in a fairy tale. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#love #memories #romance #love

But compassion isn't about solutions. It's about giving all the love that you've got. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#empathy #giving #love #solutions #beauty

It's a long life, sweetheart, and time heals all wounds. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#love #time #wounds #life

Work hard. Do good. Be incredible! ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#inspirational

My mother's last word to me clanks inside me like an iron bell that someone beats at dinnertime: love, love, love, love, love. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#beauty

Trusting yourself means living out what you already know to be true. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#life #self-awareness #self-help #truth #beauty

He kissed me hard and I kissed him back harder, like it was the end of an era that had lasted all of my life. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#kisses #kissing #life

...but thinking about it didn't do a thing. Thinking about it was a long dive into a bucket of shit that didn't have a bottom. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#inspirational #personal-growth #beauty