Rupi Kaur made her debut with milk and honey, becoming a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Despite the fact her poetry was everywhere, I never read the book.

But this Christmas, my old roommate and best friend, Izzy, surprised me with a little gift. I immediately knew it would be a book when she handed me the wrapped rectangle.

Izzy knew once she read milk and honey how much I would enjoy Rupi Kaur's work. When I unwrapped this gift and saw her second collection of poetry, the sun and her flowers, I was elated.

I blazed through the collection in an hour, absorbed by the beauty and power of her words. Kaur's brilliant poems have a way of captivating every thought and evoking raw emotion from any reader.

So without any further ado, here are 10 quotes from the sun and her flowers to help you deal with any situation.

1. Dealing with loss

"it isn't what we left behind

that breaks me

it's what we could've built

had we stayed"

2. Struggling with jealousy

"learning to not envy

someone else's blessing

is what grace looks like"

3. Moving on from someone

"you ask

if we can still be friends

i explain how a honeybee

does not dream of kissing

the mouth of a flower

and then settle for its leaves

- i don't need more friends"

4. Holding onto anger

"wish pure love and soft peace

upon the ones

who've been unkind to you

and keep moving forward

- this will free you both"

5. Recognizing your own power

"what's the greatest lesson a woman should learn?

that since day one. she's already had everything

she needs within herself. it's the world that

convinced her she did not."

6. Feeling inferior to those around you

"i will no longer

compare my path to others

- i refuse to do a disservice to my life"

7. Being self-critical

"the universe took its time on you

crafted you to offer the world

something different from everyone else

when you doubt

how you were created

you doubt an energy greater than us both

irreplaceable"

8. Experiencing dissatisfaction with life

"when snow falls

i long for grass

when grass frows

i walk all over it

when leaves change color

i beg for flowers

when flowers bloom

i pick them

unappreciative"

9. Handling something coming to a close

"why is it

that when the story ends

we begin to feel all of it"

10. Making the most of things

"despite knowing

they won't be here for long

they still choose to live

their brightest lives

- sunflowers"

These simply deliberate words are profoundly powerful when you take a moment to think about what is being said. Kaur is wise beyond her years, and we all should take some time to appreciate her work. the sun and her flowers not only reignited my love for poetry, but it taught me how to take on this world with a greater sense of compassion for myself and for others.