Shelby Leigh Quotes

He just can't let her go it's not the sound of her laugh or the softness of her skin that he misses the most it's the way she loved him like no one ever has the way she held him when he was hurting her the way she felt his pain like it was her own and he just wasn't ready to let all of that go yet this morning he opened his eyes and she was gone

life’s purpose: there is nothing more powerful than you. you hold the key to the universe and choose not to share what’s behind the door. you are the fuel that powers sleepless nights and the unanswered question on everyone’s mind. maybe one day you will reveal the answer, but i prefer not knowing. i prefer to wonder.

if the sun can wake up every morning and warm the earth, so can i.

to the ones with regrets: our mistakes shape us. so we must learn to embrace them because they are reminders of who we were, who we are, and who we can be.

every conversation i have becomes your new favorite song and you play it on repeat, only pressing pause once i’ve analyzed every word. (you’ve made me fear the sound of my own voice.)

the one i pushed away: when it rained today, i thought of you, a little more than i usually do. and i wished as waterdrops settled onto my skin that i could go back in time and just let you in.

i am sitting on the bus, on my way to the store. the girl next to me sneezes. i say bless you and she doesn’t say anything back and i wonder if it’s because i said it too quietly or because she thinks i’m weird for talking to a stranger. the bus slows as it arrives at my stop and i stand too soon, stumbling to catch myself, praying i won’t fall. i hear two boys laughing and i wonder if they are laughing at me. i say thank you to the driver and he doesn’t say anything back and i wonder if it’s because i said it too quietly or because he thinks i’m weird for thanking him. i am walking along the side of the road, on my way to the store. earbuds in. head down. counting the lines in the pavement as i walk. i accidentally make eye contact with a girl passing by so i smile. she doesn’t smile back and i wonder if it’s because i smiled too softly or because i am invisible. (god, i hope i am invisible.)

I am in love with your sleepy voice and crooked smile. I am in love with your passion, for me and for life. I am in love with your wisdom, gained from what has been lost and what is to come. I am in love with the soft curls of your hair and dark hazel eyes. I am in love with your sensitivity, your drive to always do better and be better. I am in love with how you take me for who I am. I am in love with your romantic side and with your serious side. I am in love with the comfort you emit, your ability to be my home when you're a thousand miles away. I am in love with how you look at me. I am in love with your motivation and your support for my silly dreams. I am in love with your accessibility, my shoulder to cry on, my protector at three a.m. when I have nowhere else to turn. And I am in love with the way you love me.

you don't have to have it all figured out, today or in a month or in a year. and when you do figure it out, then you can figure it out again. you can change your mind, change your passion, learn something new, let something go. there is no right age to finalize your life. there is no timeline on your happiness. life is not one puzzle to solve- it is endless pieces that fit together perfectly some days and the next. it is making mistakes and learning that it was exactly what needed to happen to find your next path.

Don't get me wrong, I'm an independent person. But I quite like the idea of waking up in the middle of the night with your arm wrapped around me. Not protecting me, just holding me.

to the one i envy: i pretend you’re perfect, though recently i discovered you’re not. you see, i have spent so much time wanting to be you that it hurts to say i’ve changed my mind. (because there are pieces of me that i would really miss.)

i chase storms without fear because i know the dark clouds will eventually lead to blue skies.

one morning you will open your eyes and know it will be a good day without having prayed for it the night before.

she pulled herself from the darkness because she saw a sliver of sunrise and it reminded her of the warm days

Cherish her. Adore her. Love her.