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Fear keeps you safe. At least— that is what you heard countless times growing up— what everyone who cared about you wove into how you looked at the world. It applied to strangers and climbing trees— doing poorly in school and choosing friends. And when you were young, that was exactly right. Fear was your guardrail— your caution sign— your whisper from the universe that ‘this’ could end up hurting you. But when you became an adult, fear changed, love. And maybe you haven’t quite caught up yet. Fear is no longer a warning, love. It’s an evaluation point. YOUR evaluation point. And if you don’t take a long hard look at how you are using fear— it’s going to become your roadblock. Look, love— after you grow up and you’re at the helm of your own life, fear is no longer something to be afraid of. It’s something to use. And the reason for that is fear is useless in and of itself. Fear is something we paint over situations we don’t want to process— or can’t— and it becomes paralyzing. And paralyzing is not a plan of action. Now, I’m not saying you should jump in to anything without thinking it through. What I am saying, love, is that you should redefine how you look at what you’re scared of. Why are you scared, really? Is it because someone told you long ago that you should be? Or is it because it’s something you’ve always believed and you’ve never re-evaluated it? Is it because you think there’s nothing you can do about it? Or is it because the “worst case scenario” is so big it tucks you into bed at night with what-ifs? Well. It’s 2020 and you want to change things. I know. We all do. So maybe this is the first thing to tackle. When you fear fear itself, you give it power. You give it power to be your decision and not your choice. So go ahead and be afraid, love. But after that passes, take action. Take action and make fear your fuel. Never your prison. ♥ // © 2019 LIVE IN THE DETAILS #werise https://www.instagram.com/p/B7DvpRIlLLu/?igshid=okfhwkilm663

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But this what changes feels like. It’s hard, love. Damn hard. And I know. It feels wrong— like you’re swimming up stream or running against the wind. You feel off-balance, right? And people keep telling you they don’t understand. What you’re doing. Why. Why it even matters so much to you. But look, love, THIS is what it FEELS like. Change is never easy and it will never feel right in the beginning. Yes, you have a long way to go and yes, other people are way ahead of you and yes, it’s ok to feel like you want to give up. Just— don’t. Don’t give up. Never be afraid of what it feels like in the beginning. The beginning is hard for all of us. And very few of us talk about that. But you know you have to get past the beginning to get to the middle, love. And you have to get through the middle to get where you’re working so hard to get. I know it’s not easy. I know the way seems cloudy and chaotic. I know you have questions and worries and you’re— tired. But you’re doing it, love. In these moments. When you question it all but keep going. NEVER be afraid to start where you are. And NEVER be afraid to let where you are be the perfect place to keep right on going. ♥ // © 2020 LIVE IN THE DETAILS (at *caption) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7I-KiFF8Ki/?igshid=1nw9uecyrl4af

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“Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to. It’s not for them.”

— Joubert Botha

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That’s how you live: you cry, you ache, you hurt, you can’t breathe. That’s how you move forward, by feeling it all.

Kayil York

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You are worried about your connections with other people but you don't brood over your connections with your own self. Listen! Learn to respect your higher self.

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If being selective in saying yes, setting healthy boundaries, prioritizing your peace and mental health minimizes your circle, congratulations. Celebrate! Because the detoxification system is functional and the filter is working accurately. Keep small but pure circle.

Sadia Hakim

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He reached down from on high and took hold of me;he drew me out of deep waters. Ps.18.16 https://www.instagram.com/p/CmmyltYSGul/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Luke 2:14 NLT 14 “Glory to God in highest heaven,    and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

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“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

—John 3:16

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“Anyone can count the seeds in an apple… but only God can count the apples in a seed.” — Author Unknown

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The True Meaning of Christmas…

Isaiah 7:14 NLT 14 All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).

Matthew 1:21 NLT 21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

Luke 2:6-7 NLT 6 And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. 7 She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.

John 1:14 NLT 14 So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

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Open the flower of your heart and become a gift of beauty to the world

Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow- John Lennon “There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” –Henri Matisse “The Japanese say, if the flower is to be beautiful, it must be cultivated.” –Lester Cole “The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.” — Kahlil Gibran “The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to…

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The ‘Hard Work Pays Off’ Myth

The ‘Hard Work Pays Off’ Myth

I want to talk about the myth of hard work Wait. That doesn’t sound right. Hard work is real. The myth is the idea that working hard – specifically if you work hard enough you will succeed. This is treated with the certainty of mathematical principles. It’s even framed in simplistic turns of phrase, “All you need to do…” is one that comes up often. This is the sort of pablum that gets touted as…

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Choose to be happy

And one day, as she was buried deep in her thoughts,she heard a still small voice ask her“If you could go back in life,what would you have done differently?”And without missing a beatshe answered, “I would have chosen me”And finally, she made the choice..Henna Sohail🍀🌈🌾🍂🕊🌹🌸🤗🌼🤲🏼✨💐🌷 Choose to be happy and make inner peace your mission is the best way to live life. Now organize your life to attain…