Fear of being alone is not a good reason to stay - Cheryl Strayed

There are stories hidden in the language we use, whether we're conscious of them or not. They tell the truth of our hearts and minds.

It was the thing that had grown in me that I’d remember years later, when my life became unmoored by sorrow. The thing that would make me believe that hiking the Pacific Crest Trail was my way back to the person I used to be.

You’ve made it so long without your sweet boy and now you can’t take it anymore. But you can. You must.