Vanessa Rodriguez

We expect people to love us the way we love them, without realizing how high the stakes are.

It’s so easy to get sidetracked from that journey back home with the world we live in.

You deserve more than a reckless love that makes you question your value. 

They fill your life with a certain hope you didn’t know existed. They make the future shine differently and the possibilities brighter.

I remember him. I remember him well. Mainly, I remember how this experience made me feel.

Take a look at the people you love. You’ll realize that you love the way you feel about yourself when you’re around them.

I’m ready to bury you. I’m ready to put you in my past.

News flash: You’re a bad bitch that deserves more than just settling for any old relationship.

You think you know what it feels like to hurt or go through hard times. Until you hear that word: cancer.

It’s knowing you don’t stand a chance next to their battle with addiction. 

Keep opening doors because the further you walk down the street, the brighter it is.

Thank you for being patient when my flaws became a challenge.

When someone has shown you time and time again they’re going to hurt you, believe them.

We attach ourselves to potential. We fall in love with potential. We get so attached to the idea of what could be.

When I look back at that girl, I remember how she enjoyed the most mundane of things. How exhilarating it felt to be with someone new and to feel the spontaneity of it.

Don’t go back because of the memories. Don’t go back because of the peak moments or because of the highlight reel you’re looking at.

Taking time to focus solely on the loving and caring of you is the best thing you can do for yourself, and for everyone else that could potentially come into your life.

You can learn to live without the constant validation, and you can learn what you’ve depended on them to tell you all this time. Learn that you are valid.