“It’s winter, and a new kind of predator has just come out of hibernation.” ― J.K. Ellem, A Winter's Kill

 We wait to call good friends we miss because we assume we’ll have plenty of time.

We wait to tell people how we really feel because we hope it will someday feel safer.

We wait to forgive the people who’ve hurt us because we believe they should reach out first.

We wait to apologize for the things we’ve done because we feel too stubborn or ashamed to admit fault.

If we’re not careful, we can spend our whole lives making excuses, holding off until a better time, only to eventually realize that time never came.

~ Lori Deschene

“Fear grows in darkness; if you think there’s a bogeyman around, turn on the light.” ~ Dorothy Thompson