Nicola Brooks

The truth is, nobody will come and pick up the pieces for you. It takes time—months, most probably years.

Let’s be honest: Making new friends during a pandemic is hard.

I am realizing now that I didn’t want to face the truth. I was lying to myself. I was blaming everyone else, when in reality the only one to blame was myself.

Why are we losing time with people who can’t see who we are and aren’t bringing us anything anyway? Why are we losing time over stupid meaningless situations?

It is okay to make mistakes — it’s our way of learning and improving at something.

You realized you didn’t want to heal first, because you were afraid. But, darling, what were you afraid of ?

At the end of the day, it is not about how they feel or how badly they treated you. It is about how you want to treat yourself and what mindset you choose to remain in.

Learn to be present in the moment, right now.

No matter where you come from, where you are going and how long you are staying, you will always learn something about yourself (and others).