Marisa Donnelly

Get a book and dive into it, whatever type of book it is. Really read the words, let them resonate in your skull. Contemplate what they mean, imagine yourself as the character.

You will miss me as the leaves change
and the swings rest still,
untouched.

Lesson #1: You cannot be afraid to pursue things that don’t make sense.

I wasn’t supposed to fall in love with you, but I did. Layer by layer.

For starters: How about Discount-Movie-Theater-And-Chill?

1. Actually make plans.

You will never have it together. Ever.

This is the misconception about strong women: that we are difficult to love.

She’ll be a wayyyy better cuddler than any significant other.

Something relatively simple happens, like finding $20, or getting the best parking spot in the lot, or a 25 cent raise, and you can’t wait to share it…but you get a lump in your throat because you just can’t anymore.

In a single second you can cross a street, you can whisper ‘I love you,’ you can take off in an airplane, you can feel your stomach drop, you can smile, or you can watch someone you love take his last breath.

I want you to know one thing—you are not alone.