5 quotes that will help you through

‘Are you just here crying in the Kleine Houtstraat?’ My love looks at me with a mix of wonder, love, and a hint of teasing. We ran into the father of a childhood friend. A father who would have become your best friend if he hadn't gotten divorced and moved to the city center. And although he belongs to the type that-it's-just-good-that-his-head-is-attached-to-his-body-or-else-he-would-have-lost-that-too, he always remembers the things that matter in life very well. So when he looks at me, sun-tanned and a few vacation pounds heavier, and genuinely asks how Flootje is doing, I break down. My tears don't roll down; they leap out of my eyes in vertical streams. There in the Kleine Houtstraat then.

It is just the way it is. Things aren't going well with our Flo and I am more fragile than Asian ceramics.

In situations like these, there is a lot you can do. Work on solutions, breathe (definitely a recommendation in life), talk to a professional, and read. I wrote to you about Option B by Sheryl Sandberg and I pulled four beautiful quotes from it that help me through the days. Although I hope the sun shines in your heart, I still want to share them with you. You never know.

• If you fall, you fall. The one you will become will catch you
• When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves
• I am more vulnerable than I thought, but much stronger than I ever imagined
• Some things can’t be fixed, they can only be carried

And to quote Sheryl once again: this too will pass.

With love,
May