About this quote

Deep feeling is part of an honest life. Letting yourself cry means you cared enough to risk pain and joy, not that you failed. Ask yourself when you last allowed something to touch you that strongly — can you name it? Try one concrete thing this week that might move you: call someone you miss, finish the work you keep delaying, or speak a truth you’ve been holding back. You can't promise the outcome, but you can choose to care fully.

When to use it

• After the gallery opening where my painting finally sold, I turned to my friend and said, "Live to the point of tears — this is why we do it."
• Sitting beside my mother in the hospital I whispered, "Do the thing that matters to you; live to the point of tears," and then I told her what I’d never said.
• After a brutal physical therapy session when I finally took a step without pain, I called my coach and laughed through tears, "That was worth it — live to the point of tears."
• After the championship match, exhausted and proud, I told my teammates, "Play like that every time. Play to the point of tears."