I recently experienced this with a very close relationship. And in many ways, I feel like I did not let go soon enough, but I did, eventually. I hope there is enough beauty left and that it adds to his new life of possibilities and that he remembers me fondly and that my love and […]
“As long as a person is sincere and reaching out and ready to understand, you cannot accuse them of not listening when you are unwilling to speak.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Be self-critical, scour your thoughts and behavior for accountability, then exercise compassion, hold your humanity with loving grace, and realize that those willing to forgive are the receivers of your finest beauty and those who cannot never saw it in the first place.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“To listen, to truly see someone without judgment or labels or aspirations of fixing their problems, if even for a moment, is the greatest measure to which you can care for them.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“If you avoid someone who reaches out, someone who might be down and low, because you are afraid they might throw off your groove, then you have no groove at all. You have a shallow understanding of what it means to be heroic, to see another as you want to be seen. to melt their […]