I have started to put back together the pieces of my broken heart after the loss of my husband to cancer 7+ yrs ago. I hadn’t really cared if I ever found anyone else, until about a year ago when someone gave me a big hug. It just started the journey I’ve been on to put back together a part of my life I wasn’t sure I would even want back. But now I look forward to a new future. I have no idea where this relationship will go or not go (we live 2,000 miles apart), but for me, the most important part is that I’m eternally grateful to this incredibly wonderful man for helping me realize I have a lot more of life to live and love to share. A quote I found in a small, pictured frame that I look at often says, “The love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay. Love isn’t love till it’s given away.” ~ Peggy Van Aller
I have put every broken piece of my life back together myself. It is something a person has to do themselves. Can’t rely on someone to come and save your life. You have to be strong for yourself. Be your own hero. In this process, you learn so much about yourself, especially how strong you really are. ~ Ivanka Melnyk
If you are relying on someone else to “put you back together” you will always, always be a broken person. A victim. A Cling on. Stop living a life of victim status — get the help you need to stand on your own. Do the work, it is hard. Only you can do it. Only then, can you truly love someone else and they can love you for the whole person you are. ~ Eileen Correia
