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forgive yourself for what you cannot change being a little damaged helps us to be there for others
my stress holds no special powers
it is impossible to prove a negative like ‘it never happens’ it probably has happened negativity then from a certain view is illogical things happen
Misfortune finds its power when we turn it into Misery
that thing that happened? it’s over it’s okay to stop running
lines in the sand are meant to be periodically washed away
fall apart a little more fully it is a relief to stand in a moment of simplicity like a tree standing leafless in winter letting go of what is worthless and worn is how we are reborn
wrap your sadness with a bow and put it on the shelf you can take it back if you ever need it
enjoy the almost the before the not quite let the anticipation of renewal bloom in your mind
we can listen to the medicine of others but ultimately we must find our own ways to heal
love is big love has to be that way to wrap itself all the way around us
if you are waiting for circumstances to shift so you can be happy you will never be happy if you are waiting to resolve an old hurt so you can be happy you will never be happy if you are waiting for happiness to find you so you can be happy you will never be happy happiness is the work of the soul a simple choice a difficult choice the project to carve an inner oasis beneath the noise beneath the surface
the sun shines on both the miserable and the happy lift your head and you can see it lift your head as a habit of feeling tiny rays of happiness
victimize yourself and no one else will have to recognize your strength and no one else will need to
you are only as strong as you let yourself become
be a healing drop in the water of the world
when you are unsure which way to go each obstacle is a distraction choose anyway every path needs some clearing
do not squander yourself or deplete yourself completely refill your well drink deeply live to give another day
do not let them have all of you keep something for yourself a dream a feeling a corner of the mind yours
act fearlessly as if dreams are inevitable and the universe will believe you are right
do not so willingly muddy the clear essence of you
the heart has its own sense of direction
I can stand in the way of my serenity as much as anyone else
