Kindle Notes & Highlights
by
Minaa B.
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January 17 - January 31, 2018
It hurts to admit that my world was once shaped by the beliefs of others—but that is my reality, that is my truth.
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Change is often hidden beneath struggle. And I believe strength is always birthed within weakness. It is birthed within pain, heartache, tragedy, and loss.
The river dominates its territory because it is fully aware of its place within creation. We are all full just like the river, full of thoughts, words, wonders, art, creativity, and love, and we all carry an abundant flow of these things to help guide us through our journey.
The river is symbolic of rhythm and grace, movement and transformation. It’s the becoming of something, the extension of something, and the letting go of something. May we all come face to face with the river.
and embracing your purpose, not your feelings, should be your weapon of warfare.
Purpose is real, purpose disrupts reality, purpose changes lives, purpose is why you were created. And sometimes, purpose is something that you cannot feel.
Know that you have a right to your feelings—just don’t allow your feelings to ...
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Sometimes home is found on the journey, on the ship sailing toward self-discovery.
Stop letting your mistakes hold you hostage.
People want to know how I changed and I simply tell them I evolved. My roots were struggling for a long time, but I stopped picking away at my petals and I allowed myself to bloom.
You cannot be a worrier and a warrior at the same time.
Strong Black Woman Someone once told me that the color of my skin can heal me from any curse. They say my brownness is the reason why I am strong. So why am I still hurting?
Your life is no longer captive to the ones who used you, abused you, hurt you, or rejected you.
Whatever or whoever is holding you down—keep fighting, keep pulling, keep trying. Don’t be like the baby elephant. Let nothing threaten your freedom; let today be the day that chains are broken, and your life begins to heal.
The ultimate goal to happiness is the freedom to live as your most authentic self—to no longer be hidden behind shame, regret, your past, your mistakes, abuse, depression, neglect,
We have to trust ourselves with the ability to live wholeheartedly without the approval of others and most certainly without the need to be loved by others.
Our habits and our beliefs are at the core of how we choose to love ourselves and perceive ourselves. When our minds are made up about who we are, we live in that realm; believing that you are less than will allow you to put up with what you do not deserve.
Be still and know that no matter how rough, taxing, or stressful today may be, I guarantee you will wake up to a better tomorrow.
Don’t treat people as if they are deserving of only half your heart, because there will be a time and a place where love will tell you good-bye when you are trying to say hello.
