• “Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in your journey.”
• “Don’t be scared to walk alone down the path less traveled, and don’t be scared to love every minute of it.”

So I wrote those two quotes down again, just as I remembered them, and posted them up on the wall over my nightstand. I woke up to these quotes every morning for several years thereafter—they helped keep me centered. I also took tiny steps, day in and day out, until I knew I was finally moving down the right path again.