“Maybe is wasn't love so much as a fear of losing everything I'd accomplished. I was afraid to let go.” — Dee Williams Accomplishment Copy Share Image
“Grief makes gravity heavier and air molecules denser, so breathing is accomplished in a shallow, half-hearted way.” — Dee Williams Breathing Copy Share Image
“he had kidded with us that if we didn't let go at the proper moment, he would slap our hands with a… — Dee Williams Comedy Copy Share Image
“When I mentioned my early morning waking to the old witch down the street, she explained that this is the time the… — Dee Williams Copy Share Image
“The Internet is dumb. The Internet, with all its access to brain research, anthropology journals, social studies networks, and biographies and autobiographies,… — Dee Williams Complexity Copy Share Image
“I didn't do anything but sit quietly and pay attention to the fact that my hollow chest was still beating. I was… — Dee Williams Alive Copy Share Image
“I wanted to say a lot but wasn't sure where to start; people don't want to hear about how your heart has… — Dee Williams Dirt Copy Share Image
“I wanted to design the house around my body and my needs, instead of following the pattern that I'd fallen into in… — Dee Williams Copy Share Image
“Letting go of "stuff" allowed the world to collapse behind me as I moved, so I became nothing more or less than… — Dee Williams Being yourself Copy Share Image
“The library made me feel safe, as if every question had an answer and there was nothing to be afraid of, as… — Dee Williams Copy Share Image
“I've never been good with asking for help; it seems risky, but at some point when things are really dicey, your stubbornness… — Dee Williams Asking for help Copy Share Image
“I imagined that a better world would be less complicated, less involved, and with less need to mass produce doorknobs and lock… — Dee Williams Better world Copy Share Image
“I might wake up when the rain starts or stops, when it shifts direction or rolls alongside the house like a tumbleweed,… — Dee Williams Black clouds Copy Share Image
“Most important, I stumbled into a new sort of “happiness,” one that didn’t hinge on always getting what I want, but rather,… — Dee Williams Gratitude Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the current state of my health should have raised a bright red caution flag, but instead it fired me up. I… — Dee Williams Caution Copy Share Image
“I think I'm more curious than I used to be - curious about why people live like they do and how they… — Dee Williams Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I worry that I'll slide back into the mindless rotisserie of work and projects that guided me in my old house...… — Dee Williams Awe Copy Share Image
“If more people understood how nice it is to have a sense of home that extends past our locked doors, past our… — Dee Williams Home Copy Share Image
“If more people understood how nice it is to have a sense of home that extends past our locked doors, past our… — Dee Williams Alone Copy Share Image
“The more I took note of how my body and brain clicked along through the day, the more I realized that I… — Dee Williams Copy Share Image
“I had worked my way through a thousand problems, like when the tar paper bulged on the corners so I used a… — Dee Williams Falling in love Copy Share Image
“I took a deep, overly exaggerated breath, the sort of over-the-top gesture that was filmed for commercials about scented laundry detergent, but… — Dee Williams Beauty Copy Share Image
“That obstinate sense of independence was the biggest challenge I face in building my little house (that, and not always knowing what… — Dee Williams Copy Share Image
“I thought: This is what the living do. And I swooned at the ordinary nature of the task and myself, at my… — Dee Williams Body Copy Share Image
“These days I find that I am happy enough in the same way that I am warm enough - the goal isn't… — Dee Williams Alive Copy Share Image
“I never saw this coming - the little house was working its magic, connecting me to people and materials I never would… — Dee Williams Connection Copy Share Image
“For me, the idea of living small has always involved being curious - taking a look at how my day-to-day is connected… — Dee Williams Connection Copy Share Image
“Over time, I discovered that learning new things doesn't always liberate you. Instead it makes you wonder if your pants are on… — Dee Williams Assumptions Copy Share Image
“I had turned myself inside out working on the house, and had come to love it; at least, I supposed I loved… — Dee Williams Fear Copy Share Image
“The space reminded me of the small hay-bale clubhouses and scrap-wood tree forts that my brothers and I had made as kids… — Dee Williams Perspective Copy Share Image
“I was thinking this was a great teaching moment, where they'd finally come to see that even something teeny-tiny can be big… — Dee Williams Education Copy Share Image
“Oddly, I found myself calmer than I'd been in a long while. Maybe it was simply because my muscles ached or maybe… — Dee Williams Calm Copy Share Image
“It was true; books had saved me in my home remodeling projects, but they fell short in teaching me how to trust… — Dee Williams Books Copy Share Image
“My friends stood on the ground two feet below me, and miles away from understanding why I would want to sleep on… — Dee Williams Belonging Copy Share Image
“I felt like a champion because I was figuring shit out. I was a doer and a getter-doner, and it was okay… — Dee Williams Action Copy Share Image
“I was stubborn like that, refusing to let my heart redefine how I operated. Looking back, there is a part of me… — Dee Williams Reckless Copy Share Image
“We were taught not to offer or invite aid, because, like it or not, helping is a messy, confused proposition; sometimes you… — Dee Williams Copy Share Image
