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The Prophecy

by Randy McKinnon

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Mar 20, 2026 12:22PM

“It's important to stand still sometimes. Think of it as a little rest in the long journey of your life. This is your harbor. And your boat is just dropping anchor here for a little while. And after you're well rested, you can set sail again.”
― Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

tags: inspirational, journey-of-life

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“Forgiveness, I’ve learned, is like a door. You can open yourself up to it or close yourself off from it at any time. We can’t rewrite history or change the outcome. Life is a series of choices. And we live in and with those choices we make.”
― Terah Shelton Harris, One Summer in Savannah

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“And sometimes focusing on what you can control is the only way to lessen the pang in your chest when you think about the things you can't.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High

tags: inspirational

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“I was so absorbed in the things that I couldn’t change, I forgot the most important thing.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold

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“The world is almost peaceful when you stop trying to understand it.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

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