You don't blast a heart open, she said. You coax and nurture it open, …

Melody Beattie
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You don't blast a heart open, she said. You coax and nurture it open, like the sun does to a rose. ✨ Melody Beattie (2013). The Lessons of Love: Rediscovering Our Passion for Live When It All Seems Too Hard to Take, p.13, Harper Collins
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You don't blast a heart open, she said. You coax and nurture it open, like the sun does to a rose. ✨ Melody Beattie (2013). The Lessons of Love: Rediscovering Our Passion for Live When It All Seems Too Hard to Take, p.13, Harper Collins

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