…Abuse or being bullied is a product of listening to others’ stories they try to tell you about you. Feeling like you want to give up, being depressed or anxious is because of the hopeless story you’re telling yourself about your life…
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Ever since my divorce I have felt broken, disoriented, upside down some days + right side up others. I have cried for months at a time, but was fine days after that. I would workout feeling strong some afternoons then cry myself to sleep the very next night. Yep. That’s the truth. I wanted to escape, I wanted to give up, I wanted to run away. But I didn’t...
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…We are all scared to make mistakes, especially #millennials. Mistakes aren’t pretty, they cause people to shame you, doubt you, even "fear" you. Yet, I don’t know why, because everyone makes mistakes? It's incredible that we want so badly to validate ourselves, that we use others mistakes to make ourselves feel better, instead of helping those who are tripping around us…
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You can read all these “great books”, filling your head with information, leadership + wisdom... but if you don’t apply it, what was the point?
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The truth is, you can’t force gratitude. You can fake your way through the holidays. Joy will not happen until you face the ugly, sad, unexpected or unwanted emotions this holiday can bring...
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All we fantasize about is a conflict free, debt free, magical Christmas where we laugh, drink eggnog, open gifts by the fire + maybe if we are lucky see snow! That’s adorable but (let’s be realistic) not always possible. So what do we need to do to not only get through the holidays... but to enjoy them? .
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Just when the caterpillar thought her life was over, she began to fly...
Guys! Big news! I moved to Nashville this week! I received an incredible opportunity to go on an exciting adventure + decided to go for it!
This last season has been one of the roughest I've known. Then, when life couldn't get more confusing, when prayers didn't seem to be working, when I lost hope in everything... I grew wings!
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Every thing, every word, every gift, every intention... bad or good, small or big, right or wrong will mean nothing if you do not do it, give it or become it with love! Stop focusing on what color your or my lens' are + start checking the beat of your heart....
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"A measure of someone's 'self-worth' is not how she feels about her positive experiences, but rather how she feels about her negative ones." @markmansonnet
Everyone goes through a tough situation every now + then, but not everyone can see the part they play in it. Then, even more better themselves because of it. When you go through something hard- don't fake it till you make it. Don't pretend it's not hard by hiding. Don't become the victim by feeling sorry for yourself. Don't try to be "better" than it by lying! Don't avoid it by numbing...
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If you had to force it... just know it was never your door to open.
You can be whoever you want + do whatever you want - But not by taking what we want + doing what we want if it means losing our integrity. FYI: "Breaking in" is not hustling, it's trespassing. The same way forcing something is not leadership it's controlling.
You can force someone to do something or even say something, but in the end, what you really wanted was for THEM to WANT TO do it. Sadly, the reality is: If they wanted to say it, they would've. If they wanted to do it, they would've. But they didn't
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Resentment is fog that clouds our perspective. It is full of pride, anger, disappointment, unmet expectations, sadness + death. You feel like you deserve to feel it (maybe you do), but it still will kill everything + everyone around you. When you wear it, people avoid you, because it is ugly.
NOTHING YOU DO OUT OF RESENTMENT WILL EVER BRING LIFE, LOVE OR JOY TO ANYONE!
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Growth is a process + no matter what, it's something to be proud of! Whether you are Rocky Balboa training for a fight, or Wonder Woman growing up into the warrior you are meant to be. Do not be ashamed of the "in between"! Ah Ha! Yes, for it is in the "in between" where the theme music plays!
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So I will be honest... this weekend I was attacked + cornered in a disgusting way by an individual who spit verbal abuse in Jesus' name. For those of you who claim to know God, who know God or even if you don't, let me say one thing: Abuse, harassment, + negativity will NEVER be from God!....
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"Don't worry if people don't like you. Most people are struggling to like themselves." @mindsetofgreatness
Your mind, body + spirit craves to be the person you were meant to be, to live the purpose you were meant to live...
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This generation + culture is one of the most distracted cultures we have had yet. If you listen to all the motivational speakers + trendy voices... one of the top conversations that is out there is one of "Vulnerability." But why? Why do we have to push vulnerability so hard? Because people are more medicated + addicted to distraction than ever...
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Remember, life happens FOR US not TO US. When we spend our energy being a victim, we are no longer able to claim victory from a lesson or season.
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Because no matter what family, church, school or friend group you belong to there is always a reminder that you have to be "somewhat the same" as everyone else, not TOO DIFFERENT...
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I pray your mind finds peace + your heart is set on fire = that is when your spirit can truly be free!
I am discovering the balance of strength/stability (as a mom) + wild passion (as a woman) in this new season of my life. I realize that to be faithful + free is the key to loving life...
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