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Your Softness Is Not a Liability

As Rumi said, "Don't get lost in your pain; know that one day your pain will become your cure."

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Honour What Hurt You Without Living Inside It

"You are not what happened to you; you are what you choose to become." — Carl Jung.

Jun 27

Sometimes Rest Is the Most Radical Thing You Can Do

"Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation." — Audre Lorde

Jun 26

Protect Your Peace, Even If It Disappoints Others

"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding." — Albert Einstein

Jun 25

Loving Someone Doesn’t Mean Losing Yourself

"The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself." — Diane von Furstenberg

Jun 24

Choose People Who Choose You Without Condition

"You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody." — Maya Angelou.

Jun 23

Being Chosen Isn’t the Same as Being Cherished

"We accept the love we think we deserve." — Stephen Chbosky

Jun 19

Evening Edits Invitation: On What Is Discipline?

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” – Jim Rohn

Jun 19

This Moment Is Still a Life

"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." — Annie Dillard

Jun 18

Your Joy Is Not Selfish

"Joy is the most vulnerable thing we can experience. We have to practice gratitude in order to be joyful." — Brené Brown

Jun 17

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