Her dedication to love in all forms is appreciated as there is wild pain of all forms: familial, friendships, self, etc. Being a Cancer makes it really hard to turmoil through emotions and feelings but this acted like guidance for me. Instead of getting overwhelmed; the words made sense to all my inner thoughts in a sync. Amazing, thank you for sharing such raw parts of yourself, and being open to the world. Your light will shine bright, and I send you all the love and light you need on your writing and healing journey. Ultimately, and happily, the poet discovers self-love and the ability to express herself through writing, which allows her to share her vulnerably and to discover a healthy love for herself and a partner with whom she shares her growth. Through writing she is able to express generosity to others who can feel a sense of identity in her words and know they aren’t alone.

Hope is the big underlying message, hope that for all our faults, our self-inflicted insecurities and our self-proclaimed failings, we can still find self-acceptance and self-love. The way that Sara speaks of abandonment, self and others inflicted, whilst pairing the depths of a found love and how raw and pure it can feel at any moment given an open and ready heart, sends chills throughout my body as I connect with the ever-relatable sentiments. The last time was to reread the bookmarked and annotated text to make it instilled in my subconscious mind too.

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I also am enthralled her her use of examples for what it feels like to love so deep and so hard; “Savior Complex” gives a sense of knowing that you’re giving your love away in possibly a toxic manner yet knowing you don’t know how to exist without needing to be needed. I will sit with this for some time.

I feel lighter and that I was mirrored within Sara’s book. This has brought me peace to finally be seen in a way I didn’t know I needed. I love how she was able to capture single moments along with a multitude of undeniably impossible situations that one goes through when navigating love, remorse, heart ache, and so much more. This read was so empowering and relatable. Like being at a theme park on a roller coaster. So many raw pieces of her life shared, and albeit them being a personal experience, she presented them in a way that was so relatable, in a way soul searching and healing people can cultivate. I read this book in one day (absolutely insane I know), I just wanted to get to the next piece of her story, the next capturing quote that I can ponder on. Conversion Table Of Code And Title Changes Third To Fourth Edition Dictionary Of Occupational Titles Through the growing pains and the enduring injury of her teens, when the absence of her father led to trauma bonding instead of fulfilling relationships. The poet (name?) grapples with her self-destructive love for others that often brings distress when her expectations are betrayed.

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It didn’t feel like I was reading someone else’s life story instead each word seem like popping up infront of my eyes long with the life events I passed till now. I read this book at a time when my soul needed it most. I suppose that is how the universe works and yet I found surprised healing all the same whether I would have recognized the Devine timing or not. However, I am glad that I do recognize the timing this book was placed in my life as in some ways, it changed my heart for the burden it bares or myself and for others. In this vibrant debut novel from New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry, a happy wife and mother’s life is upended by the return of her first love. I also can’t disregard her use of love in all forms; romantic love need not only be spoken of as the single most painful to lose.