Here’s the thing about chapters. When you’re writing them, you tend to get too close. Your perspective becomes about detail. About how just those few pages play out. How they start and end. And a little bit about what happens in the middle. And you start to think that those few pages— those few people and experiences and stories that star in that one chapter— have the power to alter everything. And maybe in some ways they do. But not like you’d think. You’re going to think when you’re in the middle of a chapter that everything needs to be fixed by the end. That all your questions need answers and all the ends need beginnings and all the people need to stay. Darling, they don’t. And truth? They won’t. Because here’s the thing. This is— just— a piece of your story. It’s not your story. And this part that you’re writing now— even though every single part of you may be getting lost in the details of this one chapter— is going to work out. It is. But you’re going to need to give it to time to fit. And you’re going to need to keep writing. And most importantly, you’re going to need to trust yourself. Because you’re the author. And you choose what happens after this part. Write people in, or write them out. Change your direction or your mind. Make things right. Go back. Move forward. Darling— do what you need to do. And that’s the beautiful part about it. You can change everything. Or nothing. Yes, you made a mistake. Or had wild success. You lost something you can’t even fathom living without. You loved someone. Your heart was broken. You trusted the wrong person. Or the right one. You were careless or hurtful or wrong. You were happy or wild or free. Yes, that is life. And it’s beautiful how the pieces start to fit. But that was a chapter. And this is a book. And darling, what you do with it now is what defines your story. Write it well, sweet soul. Write it well. ♥ // © 2018 LIVE IN THE DETAILS ————————————————————————————Courage to Rise is available worldwide. Order from your favorite bookstore or grab a signed copy from the link in bio. ♥ #liveinthedetails #thelifeletters #couragetorise #werise https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8M9rXFe7a/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rano0ef091n8
