Loan out

Be careful not to loan out 

what you may need back.

I'm not talking about money.

Your time.

Your energy.

Your vibes.

Perfect

 Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful.

Lucky

Tracey shared this in the Bud group text. It's an excerpt from a book titled, The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani:

"There are many gifts a friend brings to a woman's life. History. Empathy. Honesty. Lucky was the woman who kept a childhood friend because that friend remembered what you looked like, who you were, and your people. Lucky was the woman who had a friend from the age of ten, when girls were brave, gutsy, and full of questions and had the time and pep to seek the answers. That friend knew who you really were. That friend had seen your soul."

Not ready

Someone can be madly in love with you and still

not be ready. They can love you in a way you have

never been loved and still not join you on the

bridge. And whatever their reasons you must

leave. Because you never ever have to inspire

anyone to meet you on the bridge. You never ever

have to convince someone to do the work to be

ready. There is more extraordinary love, more 

love that you have never seen, out here in this

wide and wild universe. And there is the love that 

will be ready.

~Nayyirah Waheed

He chooses

 From Grief Bites

God is not a vending machine that I get to put a quarter

into and withdraw from Him what I want.

He chooses what He gives.

It is the wicked at heart that say, "God didn't do what I

wanted, He is a liar."

May I never be found critiquing God when things don't

go my way. May I always be found having a heart ready

to be critiqued by Him.

Is God my friend? He is.

But He is my Lord first, and I'll never have the pain I'm 

feeling right now in eternity, so in this moment, it is a 

privilege to respond rightly to the Lord of my life with

deeper trust and devotion.

I will bow before the Lamb on the Throne in awe, and 

worship Him forever, but never will I have the face to

face chance to do that while I'm in pain -- so in this

moment I choose to do that.

When I said yes to Jesus, I gave up my right to fully

understand or be in charge of my life.

~Bill Johnson (of Bethel Church in California) preached 

this a few days after losing his treasured wife (Beni) to

cancer.

It takes faith and hope to trust God -- especially during

the most heartbreaking and desperate times in our lives.

Today, go to God's heart and pour into His more-than-

capable hearts & hands ALL you are feeling & going

through.

God loves you and wants to help you through your grief.

He truly is our Friend -- no one will ever love us more.

He is trustworthy & faithful.

Seek Him with your WHOLE heart!

Boring details

You deserve someone who

texts you boring little details

of their day just so they have 

a reason to talk to you.

Worst

 A woman

is at her worst,

when she gives

everything

to the wrong one.

A man is at his worst,

when he gives nothing 

to the right one.

Anger

"I want to share something

my therapist said about

anger that blew my mind:

Your anger is the part of you

that knows your mistreatment

and abuse are unacceptable.

Your anger knows you deserve

to be treated well, and with

kindness. Your anger is a part

of you that LOVES you."

~Lyndsey Gallant

High vibration

 Signs of a High Vibration:

1. Animals feel safe in your presence
2. People stare at you in public.
3. Random strangers love to come to you and talk and tell you their life stories.
4. You can feel the energy of a room shift when you walk in.
5. You irritate TOXIC people just by being your true & authentic self.

Change

 From Life Quotes

One of the most

important moments

in life is the moment

you finally find the

courage to let go of

what can't be changed.

Because, when you are 

no longer overwhelmed

with trying to change an

unchangeable situation, 

you open yourself up to

the very real possibility

of changing yourself.

And that gradually

changes everything.

~marcandangel

Home

you feel like home,

and everywhere i've never been,

all at once.

Unexpected

 The best love story is

when you fall in love

with the most

unexpected person at the 

most unexpected time.

~@womenthoughts

Tasted forever

He made her feel

Safe,

Secure,

Cared for;

And when their

Lips touched:

She tasted

Forever...

Being soft

"How strange that the grass

is all that remains standing

after the storm," said the Boy.

"Sometimes being soft is strong," said the Rabbit.

I wonder

I wonder if you know,

the work your body has done today.

And every day.

How much disease it has fought off.

How many times it could have failed but battled on,

how many ways it could have broken but did not.

I wonder if you know,

the work your body has done today.

And every day.

And each day it has done this amazing job,

without your help,

without your approval,

your acceptance,

your kindness.

Each day it has soldiered on,

regardless of the constant stream of negativity,

pulsing its way from your brain to your cells.

Not good enough.

Not attractive enough.

Not the right shape.

Perhaps it's time to see your body for what it truly is,

An amazing and mind-blowingly competent machine.

To get your soul to where it needs to be in this life.

To let you live.

I wonder if you know,

how much better you would be as a team.

I wonder.

~Donna Ashworth

Be loving

If you're pretty, you're pretty; but the

only way to be beautiful is to be loving.

Otherwise, it's just "congratulations about your face."

~John Mayer

Amazing and difficult

 Don't miss out on 

something that

could be amazing,

just because 

it could also

be difficult.

Worst pain

 It has been stated that the worst pain a heart can endure is the loss of a child.

Not certain

 I am not certain of many things

yet, I am certain of love,

of romance...

These are the things that rule

me in life. Nothing else.

I want to be the one who changes

your breathing.

The reason you can't sleep at night.

I want to feel the heat of passion

the madness of lust

the pounding of my heart.

I want only this.

And i want it with you.

~N.R. Hart, The Last of the Romantics

Purpose to suffering

There is a purpose to suffering, and if faced

rightly, it can drive us like a nail deep into the

love of God into more stability and spiritual

power than you can imagine.

~Tim Keller

Screws us up

What screws us up most in life is 

the picture in our head of 

how it's supposed to be.

Childhood neglect

How childhood neglect shows up

in adult romantic relationships:

Never sharing your true feelings out of fear.

Not knowing how to ask for what you need.

Feeling like you are codependent on your partner.

Believing you aren't lovable & fearing they will leave you.

Struggling with self-harm or addiction in secret.

Trying to be "low maintenance"/downplaying your needs.

Lashing out when they won't validate your emotions.

Constantly feeling lonely or disconnected.

~@morganptherapy

Show it

 I hope you understand. That if they want you. Then they

will show it. No one is going to want something and let it

slip away. That's not how the human heart works.

~R.M. Drake

Grasp the thorn

But he, that dares not grasp the thorn

Should never crave the rose.

~Anne Bronte

Within ourselves

Funny how we see the potential

in people that may not exist

yet fail to identify the power

within ourselves.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

The water

 Whoever drinks this

water I give them will

never thirst. Indeed, the 

water I give them will

become in them a spring

of water welling up 

to eternal life.

~John 4:14

Be his

 She only knew she 

needed

his hands on her

destroying her in so

many sweet ways.

She craved his rough

possession

of her.

She wanted to be ruined.

She wanted to be his.

~N.R. Hart

Fire in her eyes

She has a fire in her eyes

but if you look at her with love,

you'll not burn,

you'll feel it like sunshine

in winter nights.

~srdpoetry

Extremely dangerous

When you don't have to worry about

paying bills, you have time to think.

That makes you extremely dangerous.

That is why it is designed for us to

never reach that level. If you're always

in survival mode you will never have

time or energy to maximize your 

potential.

Over-love

My super-power

is my ability to

over-love;

this is also

my biggest flaw.

~J.S.

Quietly listening

Quietly listening is a strong form of 

communication. We don't always

need to be the one giving opinions.

Sometimes creating space, giving

attention, and validating someone

else is more valuable than anything

we could ever say.

~Cory Allen

Light years

He pushed her

so far away

that when he

tried to find

her again...

she was light years

beyond his reach.

~Alfa

Come back

Feelings that come back

are feelings that never left.

~Frank Ocean

Re-evaluate

"Your current situation is giving you an opportunity to re-evaluate what you want."

~Tashabee

Walk alone

 From God's Revival 2018

You who walk alone, your situation has gotten worse

over the last few weeks. You have wondered to yourself

if I am real, manifest myself to you. Your mind is

constantly challenged by your thinking I don't exist.

Because if I did why would life be so terrible. But I am

here for you, call out to me. You are broken in every way.

Seek my kingdom and my righteousness and all that you 

need will be provided for. I am a loving God and I would

not have you to suffer continually. For many years you

were married, children, a job, a house, everything was 

going OK. Then it ended. It started with your sickness.

When the constant fighting continued with your mate, the

end was becoming visible. Seek me with all of your 

heart, mind and strength, and you will not be

disappointed. Put me first and I shall make away where

there is no way.

You run

 If they get you to the point

where you consider

destroying yourself

to prove your love,

you run.

You run

and you don't ever look

back.

~Kalen Dion

Maybe

maybe the answer is no. you don't deserve

to be ignored. you don't deserve to be put

last. you don't deserve to be disrespected.

to be constantly put down. so yes. the

answer is no. they don't deserve another

chance. they just don't.

~r.m. drake

Aren't meant

"At some point, you've got to realize that

some things aren't meant to work out. That

some people aren't meant to be yours and

that some wounds take more than a lifetime

to heal."

~r.m. drake 

Resemble

"You did

nothing wrong;

I broke my own heart,

in believing that

a person like you

could ever resemble

a person I need."

~riderek 

19 Reflections on Marriage

1.  Marry for demonstrated potential which is to say catch them on their way up.

2.  Marry as young as reasonable so that you develop your tastes and habits as a couple.

3.  Children are infinitely better than pets...so don't delay having them.

4.  Have frank discussions about sexual expectations with your spouse and have as much sex as you 

     both can.

5.  When arguing, stop and say, "Hey, I love you. We are on the same side. Let's work this out together."

6.  Pray together everyday and share the things you're learning from God's Word.

7.  Take responsibility for your sins and failures by saying, "I was wrong. There is no excuse. Please 

     forgive me."

8.  Have a budget and have set times you can talk openly about finances.

9.  Make three or five year plans with one year benchmarks and follow it.

10. Go to church...every Sunday...even when on vacation.

11. Never have close opposite sex friends...friends with the couple is okay...but not as individuals.

12.  Never let your kids play you against each other even if you agree with them...work it out with your 

       spouse behind closed doors.

13.  Wives shouldn't nag, husbands should follow through on promises they make.

14.  If you forgave them, never bring it up again in an argument.

15.  Don't let her coddle the kids, don't let him exasperate them.

16.  Don't overload your life with activities but rather maintain margin so you can work from rest.

17.  Sometimes, maybe even often, expressing the willingness to fix the problem is more important than

       figuring out who's to blame.

18.  In the long run, divorce is ALMOST always worse than a difficult marriage...so work on and fight 

       for your marriage every single day.

19.  Play the long game...often marriages get worse before they get better.

P.S.  Psalm 127:1

Unless the Lord builds the house,

They labor in vain who build it;

Unless the Lord guards the city,

The watchmen stays awake in vain.

    

Until it's gone

 Until It's Gone

"Some people don't know what they have until it's gone."

"But what about the ones who do know? The ones you never took a damn thing for granted? Who tried their hardest to hold on, yet could only look on helplessly while they lost the thing they loved the most.

Isn't it so much worse for them?"

~Land Leav

(My answer:  YES!)

Rare

Understand how rare you are.

Realize how beautiful your energy is.

Mixed signals

Don't let

the mixed

signals 

fool you.

Indecision

is a

decision.

Constantly wonder

It's really simple: If they love you,

you'll know it. If they don't, you'll

constantly wonder if they do.

~Charles Orlando

Crystal clear

Once you give someone access to you, you need to make it crystal clear of what you require. Not expect, require. These are the guidelines to maintain access to me, to my energy. These aren't expectations, these are requirements. Make people treat you accordingly.

~ThirdEyeThoughts

Growing up

from counting penny wishes

to getting paid for the things

you used to love doing

except you don't anymore.

there are not enough pennies.

-growing up

~kelly riddle

Least possible

From Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle

You're NOT here to take up the least possible amount of space.

You're NOT here to hide your own perceptions and needs and pretend you always agree with or want the same things as the people around you.

You're here to be you. To offer YOUR view. To contribute what only YOU can.

Broken in love

 From Heather Lea Poetry

BROKEN IN LOVE

Why hold her if you like to see her fall;

Why make her rise then make her feel so small?

Why keep her if you cannot give your all;

Why tease her with your shadow on the wall?

Why promise but never plan to do;

Why lie, tell her that your love is true?

Why force the pain to her when you feel blue;

Why hurt her after al she did for you?

Why blame her for the missing parts of you?

Why stay, if you're never there, in truth?

Why not love her the way she's loving you;

Why do the broken break a heart so true?

Who they are

You may not see

them suffer like they

made you suffer,

but believe me, their

biggest punishment

is that they are who 

they are.

~Unbreakable and Uplifting 

Holding onto memory

I am holding onto memory

like it is my breathing

so many lives I have

lived that I didn't

believe I deserved

Careful

 From parm kaur

be careful

someone who is confused about what they want

can cause you to become confused about

what you're worth

Depth

 DEPTH

I did not just fall in love

With your beauty,

I fell in love with every single

Aspect of you.

And I pray that everybody else

Can see what I see in you.

Nothing the same

There are moments which mark your life;

when you realize nothing will ever

be the same and time is divided into

two parts: before and after this.

~john hobbes

Not expecting

 From therealstevemoy

I was not expecting this announcement to

happen today, but I am prepared to handle it.

When I said yes on decision day, I knew that our

relationship was far from perfect, but I held the

belief that with enough time, effort, and 

understanding, we could overcome the

challenges we faced, and build a healthy,

functioning relationship.

Over time I've lost hope that this could happen,

and believe we are incompatible in ways that

attempts at compromise can't seem to fix or

overcome. I am under the belief that our

relationship is unsustainable in its current form,

and after many attempts, I don't believe we can

get it to the point where it is functioning at a level

that is healthy enough, while both of our needs 

are being met.

In position

 Dear God,

Please keep in position

so I don't have to beg,

borrow or struggle ever 

again.

In Jesus' name I pray,

Amen

Penny wishes

from counting penny wishes

to getting paid for the things

you used to love doing

except you don't anymore.

there are not enough pennies.

-growing up

-kelly riddle

Stuff

The truth is that all of

the "stuff" here on earth, we work

so hard to buy and accumulate, does

not mean a thing. At the end of the day,

people will be cleaning out our "stuff",

going through our "stuff", figuring out

what to do with all of our "stuff", this

"stuff" we've accumulated in our life.

The only thing of value that remains

are the memories and what we deposit

into others. May we all learn to

spend less time accumulating

"stuff" and spend way more

time making memories.

~Ignazio Vella 

 

 

Remember her?

 REMEMBER HER?

Somewhere inside of you,

there's a little firecracker with her arms folded and a 

frown on her face.

She isn't happy about all the times you said no when you

wanted to say yes.

All the times you said yes when you wanted to say no.

She wanted you to buy the ticket.

She wanted you to take the trip.

She definitely wanted you to take that risk,

the one that may have opened a whole new world.

She wants you to remember what it feels like to run to

the sea without a care in the world and splash and laugh

till you ache. To face the day without a fear in your heart

and embrace every opportunity that comes.

She doesn't understand why you won't wear the bikini.

She doesn't understand why you won't eat the cake.

She doesn't understand why you don't let it go.

She definitely doesn't understand why you accept

second best.

Somewhere inside there is a little girl who wonders at the

adult you've become.

She still has so many things she wants to learn and so many

people to meet.

She still has food she'd like to taste and parties she

wants to dance at.

She still has places she wants to visit and wonders she

wants to stare at.

Somewhere inside you, there is a little firecracker,

desperate to see more of this thing we call life.

Go get her, she's fun.

~Donna Ashworth

Most beautiful

Falling in love with someone you had no

intentions on falling for, is the most

beautiful kind of love. No forcing 

chemistry, or trying to save them. Just a

pure, raw connection that created on its 

own. 

Not used to

When you're not used to being

confident, confidence feels like

arrogance.

When you're used to being passive,

assertiveness feels like aggression.

When you're not used to getting

your needs met, prioritizing yourself 

feels selfish.

Your comfort zone is not a good benchmark.

Trauma response

 Agreeing to things just to keep

the peace is actually a trauma

response. When you do this,

you're disrespecting your

boundaries. No more making

yourself uncomfortable for others

to feel comfortable. You have

control now. You run your life.

Take up space and use your voice.

~DJ Love Light

How cold

and when someone shows you

how cold they can be,

don't you dare use your heart

to break through their ice;

warm yourself.

~Stephanie Bennett-Henry

Have to tell them

If you have to

tell them they

need to make you

feel special or

you have to point

out that they

should be doing 

nice things for

you, they are not

the one.

~Alfa 

Over and over again

People show us over and over again

exactly who they are, and we look away

the first hundred times or so, because

it's easier to look at someone and see

what we want to see, instead of what's 

really there. That's okay. But one day

you'll realize that life is too short to keep

looking away. Take a long hard look and

see what they show you the first time. 
That's who they are. Believe it.

~Stephanie Bennett-Henry

A thousand words

There are some people who could hear you speak a thousand words,

and still not understand you.

And there are others who will understand --

without you speaking a word.

~Yasmin Mogahed

Don't let me cry

 From That Everyday Mama

Don't let me cry mama.

Don't listen to those comments mama. You're not spoiling me. Your millions of kisses don't hurt me mama. You picking me up and holding me close to your chest doesn't hurt me.

Don't let me cry mama. I trust you, I know your voice, I know your smell, I find so much comfort in your touch since I came out of your belly mama.

It was so warm and safe in there.

Things are so overwhelming out here mama. I don't understand this new world yet, it's big. it's new, it's scary mama. I need you. You're my safe space.

I won't always need you to pick me up mama, one day I'll be big and I won't be so scared. One day I won't be so little, and I won't need you to rock me to sleep, kiss my forehead, and hold me.

It won't be like this for long. But right now mama, I need you.

Inside and out

 From Lisa Buscomb

This is what I want to share with you today. You are beautiful inside and out. You are doing the best you can with where you are at this moment. You are smart, courageous, and brave. There are people who love you so much that you make their day better just by being you. Everything you dream of can be yours. You will find more joy when you focus on the small things. You are worthy, amazing, and loved. Someone is dreaming of you right now. There is always light after dark. 

You know that

You are beautiful, you know that? And I don't mean in the way that people look in magazines. Hell, physical beauty fades. We get older, our faces change. Our bodies will never be perfect, and that's ok; perfect doesn't exist. None of that matters. I'm talking about your mind. Your 3am thoughts - the fears, the hopes, the hurt. The scars that show how many times you went to battle for someone you loved, even when it was hard. The way you wake up each day and choose kindness and compassion, even in the face of cruelty. I'm talking about your soul. The way you relentlessly pursue that which keeps a fire burning within you, infusing everything you do with passion. There is a light that shines out from inside of you, did you know that? And, you see, - it makes me want to live more wholeheartedly, more courageously, more brightly, too. Because if I ever aspire to be more beautiful, then all I hope is to be more like you.

~Kristen Robinson

Not success

 If you're not fulfilled and happy, it's not success.

Not to marry

 This seems like something from Flying Free

If you told a woman not to marry a man you suspected is abusive, why would she listen to you if:

1. You also told her not to trust her intuition.
2. You also raised her to believe that she had to be married by a certain age.
3. You also raised her to believe that being a wife and mother will make her successful.
4. You trained her to believe that men lead and women submit.
5. You taught her not to trust her gut.
6. You taught her to look for a "strong leader" for a husband.
7. You told her that her heart is deceitfully wicked.
8. You told her to believe that she is totally depraved.
9. You preach that women cannot have callings and they are functional supporters of a husband's calling
10. You preached that women have to respect husbands in order to get the love they need.
11. You did not teach her self-respect.

www.mountaincitychristiancounseling.com

What if

 From The Soul Journey with Sarah Moussa

WHAT IF?

What if you're never ready?

What if, this is as close to being ready that you'll ever

actually be?

What if, the biggest regret you have when you look

back on your life, is that you wasted time waiting,

waiting to be better, when you were already so very

much enough?

What if, the last thought you have when your life

comes to an end, is that you didn't do enough living

whilst you were alive?

My friend, this is it.

This is your life, right here, right now.

And let me tell you something, somebody somewhere

went to sleep last night assuming tomorrow would be

a new day.

And it wasn't.

Today is the day.

Every day is the day.

Life waits for no one.

Seize the moment, seize the day.

Dance like nobody's watching.

Watch the sunset.

Eat the delicious cake.

Put your bare feet on the cool grass.

Be alive.

Be ALIVE.

Put your hand on your chest and feel that heartbeat

pulsing through your body.

That's all you need to be ready.

That is truly all the purpose you ever really need.

You, my friend, are alive.

So live.

~Donna Ashworth

Love you man

From Heather Lee Poetry

WE LOVE YOU MAN

To the men that know,

The men that choose to grow.

To the men who have had the courage to lay broken on

the floor;

Who have embraced each change with strength and

determination;

Stood solid,

Naked

In their truth.

To the men who have

Given

Everything

And been left with

Nothing,

Yet still,

In every day,

In every way,

They show love.

To the men who have seen the darkness

Of a woman lost in pain,

And sheltered her

In their warm embrace;

Tended to each wound;

Soaked their own essence in each of her tears.

To the men who failed,

But rose again;

Lost their heart,

And found their love.

To the men who strive

Each day

To love themselves more;

Embrace their own darkness that led them to pain;

Energise their light until it radiates to the sky.

To the men who show

Appreciation

For the journey that the woman takes

To reach his love,

For he is her mirror;

He is her love.

And she loves you.

In every moment you give

That appreciation,

She feels it,

She appreciates you.

To the men who are love,

We love you,

Thank You

For loving us.

Boundaries

 Boundaries

If you invite someone into

your home and they start

breaking things and insulting

your decor, you don't have 

to hate them, but you

wouldn't invite them into

your home anymore.

Boundaries are doing the 

same thing except your

home is your mind. Your 

home is your time and your

life. Uninvite the guests

who don't know how to

treat your home with respect.

~Doe Zantamata

Sowing and reaping

 From God's Revival 2018

Sowing and reaping brings about the heavenly realm. He who plants the word in others shall reap a crop seven times greater. He who sows his goods and blessing to those in need shall always have more than enough. Those who walk in holiness shall walk in My presence and it shall be a lamp unto his feet. The righteous shall lead the lost into salvation.

Just a word

Here's the thing about sorry: it's just a word.

It doesn't erase what you did, it doesn't fix

anything. It's an acknowledgment. It's everything

you do after sorry that proves if you really are.

~Stephanie Bennett-Henry

Who He is

 From #christianmemes

Never limit your prayers because you think you're sinful or undeserving.

You're not praying because of who you are - you're praying because of who He is.

Trust issues

 From Feelology

Sorry that I have trust issues,

but when you give someone everything

and they treat it like nothing,

something inside of you really breaks.

Her love

her love is not

at your fingertips

for your ego to burn so bright,

and you cannot set her heart on fire

if you will not treat her right

~a.b. @ bellpoetry

Some men

 Some men struggle with receiving 

love because the world has told

them that they are not valued for

who they truly are, but for the

responsibilities they take on and

the functions they perform.

~@byermeas

Palace of peace

 By yung pueblo

I have built a home with another person a few times now, always expecting it to be a lasting haven. As the storms came and went the homes would show their weakness and eventually come apart. Being left with the dread of sadness and the hollow feeling of unwanted new beginnings, it has finally started to dawn on me that if I build a home within myself, a palace of peace created with my own awareness and love, this can be the refuge I have always been seeking.

Regularly

Children who were regularly

interrupted, unheard or

dismissed in conversation can

become adults that feel:

• Constantly rushed to get their point across

• Distracted by social cues of (dis)engagement and unable to focus on what they're trying to say

• Like their thoughts or opinions don't matter or are irrelevant

• Anxious people will get bored while they're talking

• Hesitant to tell stories or share complex thoughts for fear people will tune out

• Self-conscious about being tired, not "interesting enough", or introverted

• That people who listen are burdened by their presence

~@meeting.myself.again

Take the love

TAKE THE LOVE

Take the love you had for me

and turn it into laughter

turn it into blinding light

to shine on you thereafter

Take the love you have for me

and show it to the world

something so amazing

needs to blossom and unfurl

Take the love that made us

keep it burning bright

let that fire guide you

let it warm you through the night

Take the love you shared with me

and spread it out with gladness

my life will not have been in vain

if you can fight the sadness

Take the love my darling

It's yours to carry on

grow that love forevermore

and then I won't be gone.

~Donna Ashworth

Not forgotten

 From Grief Bites

God has not forgotten you, nor has he gone back on any one of His promises to you. You may have experienced unanticipated detours, unwarranted attacks, unpredictable delays, unrealistic expectations, unexpected failures, unnecessary interruptions, unfathomable heartache or undeniable opposition - but that does not mean the purpose of God will not come to pass in your life. All of the promises of God are yes and amen in Christ Jesus. That means, no demon in hell, or person on earth, can thwart the purpose of God for your life, unless you allow it by giving up. I'm dropping in to encourage you to keep believing God. He still opens doors no person can shut. He still makes a way where there is no way. He still brings dead things to life. You're not finished. You're not done. It's not over. It's not too late. With God, all things are possible.

~Christine Caine

Zero

 From Flying Free

Instead of denouncing divorce, why don't 

we (the body of Christ) condemn the

 wickedness that LEADS to divorce? Like

 the abuse? Unrepentant sin and harmful

 addictions? Chronic adultery? Hard-core

 neglect of a spouse? Rather than ask

 couples to commit to a no-divorce policy, 

why don't we ask them to commit to a zero

abuse, zero adultery, zero neglect,

 zero abandonment, zero harm?

~Ngina Otiende

Move mountains

 You don't have to move mountains.

Simply fall in love with life.

Be a tornado of happiness, gratitude

and acceptance. You will change the 

world just by being a warm,

kind hearted human being.

~Anita Krizzan

Make it easy

Strangely, life gets harder when you

try to make it easy.

Exercising might be hard, but never

moving makes life harder.

Uncomfortable conversations are

hard, but avoiding every conflict is

harder. Mastering your craft is hard,

but having no skills is harder.

Easy has a cost.

~Stephanie Bennett-Henry

Love them

tell them you love them over 

and over again. tell them too

much and never too little, for 

the time we have is short, but 

the love we have is endless.

~Dane Thomas

Better

I know life isn't always about bright colors and fireworks.

Sometimes the colors aren't always clear, and our days get so

hard they hurt. But settle down with me, hold my hand, let 

me kiss you. All I want is to know you more.

Better than anyone else has before.

~Courtney Peppernell

Make waves

Don't worry if you make waves simply

by being yourself...

The moon does it all the time.

Some men

Some men keep a foot in the door.

Keep it propped open in case they

never want to "go all the way in."

Then there are others. No hesitation.

They don't keep you guessing.

They step right through the doorway,

and their presence is felt throughout

your home - Warm and comforting.

Stay away from the door-holders.

They only "play" at being real men.

~Alfa

Your own happiness

I cannot

make you happy,

but I can commit

to support you

in the creation of

your own happiness

yung pueblo

All I can ask

From Michaela Angemeer

today I love me

more than I loved you

and that's all I can ask of myself

But

 From yung pueblo

heal yourself, but don't rush

help people, but have boundaries

love others, but don't let them harm you

love yourself, but don't become egotistical

stay informed, but don't overwhelm yourself

embrace change, but keep pursuing your goals

They weren't

 Some people need to

be told they

are worthy,

that they are loved,

not because nobody

ever told 

them before,

but because somebody

told them

they weren't.

~Happy Soul

Happier

 From @PeacefulMindPeacefulLife

People are much nicer when 

they're happier, which says

a lot about people who aren't

very nice to you. Wish them

well, and be on your way.

~Marc & Angel

Five years time

 "I don't want to look back in five years time and think, 'We could have been magnificent, but I was afraid.' In five years I want to tell of how fear tried to cheat me out of the best thing in life, and I didn't let it."

~Unknown

Moving on

You don't have to apologize for

moving on when you gave them

more than enough chances to

get their shit together and 

act right.

Read that again.

Your problem

You know what your problem is?

You're smart. Too smart. You

over think, because your mind moves

at a million miles a minute...You're sad,

because you're not fooled by the world

like everyone else. You don't get along

with most people, because they just 

don't look at things the way you do. You

think you're dumb, because you're

smart enough to know you don't know

everything. Your problem is you're too

smart. And that's not a problem at all.

More shattered

Hold him gently in 

your hands.

He has been

cracked enough

as it is,

and his heart is

more

shattered than he

lets 

on.

Invincible

 He said, "In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized, through it all, that in the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there's something stronger - something better, pushing right back".

~Albert Camus

Hate the way

I hate the way you talk to me,

and the way you cut your hair.

I hate the way you drive my car,

I hate it when you stare.

I hate your big dumb combat boots

and the way you read my mind.

I hate you so much it makes me sick,

it even makes me rhyme.

I hate it...I hate the way you're always right,

I hate it when you lie.

I hate it when you make me laugh,

even worse when you make me cry.

I hate it when you're not around,

and the fact that you didn't call.

But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you.

not even close

not even a little bit,

not even at all.

Unimportant

 If you were made to feel

unimportant as a child,

there's a good chance this is

a feeling that gets triggered

often for you as an adult-

even in situations that have

nothing to do with your

importance AND with people

who truly do value you.

~Dr. Leah Katz

Repeatedly disappoint

 You cannot repeatedly disappoint somebody and expect their energy to still crave you.

Always disturbs

 A person who always disturbs you is a person who loves you.

Lose ourselves

 Sometimes, we tolerate the

destructive patterns of others,

because we are afraid to

lose them, not understanding that

tolerating them will cause

us to lose ourselves.

Pair of wings

 She made broken look

beautiful

and strong look

invincible

She walked with the

universe on her

shoulders and made it

look like a pair of 

wings.

Theirs

The temptation to think that we

must be really, really "awful" if we

weren't loved by the people who were

supposed to love us the most.

Listen to me: that was about them,

Not you.

Read that again.

Your worth is not defined by anyone else's behavior.

Even theirs.

Uncomfortable lessons

 Six uncomfortable lessons we all need to learn:

1.  Your self-love must be stronger than your desire to be loved.

2.  You are always responsible for your emotional reactions.

3.  Don't feed your problems with thoughts; starve them with action.

4.  Your life will be defined by your ability to handle uncertainty.

5.  If you goal is to have a healthier mind, start by removing all the junk from your diet.

6.  Your "best life" won't seek validation, but insecurity will.

The Silent Treatment

The Surprising Truth about the Silent Treatment

(any why it hurts so much)

1.  It is a form of abuse

2.  It is a withdrawal of love.

3.  It is a way to purposely inflict pain.

4.  Being ignored activates the same brain regions as physical pain and can bring up intense feelings of 

     abandonment.

5.  It is much different from "taking the moral high ground" or "taking space"

Checking your faith

God never gives you a dream that matches your budget.

He's not checking your bank account, he's checking your faith.

Didn't want

in this world

so full of dark

she didn't want

to be saved

she wanted 

to be seen.

and among

the chaos

she didn't want 

to be heard

she wanted

to be understood.

~c.r. Elliott

Our time

If our stars don't align

If they ever lose their shine

Remember that we had our time

I was all yours, and you were all mine.

~rafpoetry

Let the ship sink

Stop being the one who makes all the effort.

Sit back and let the ship sink.

Every part of you

 He fell in love with every part of you

you had been taught to hate

and when you couldn't accept it

he sat down with you to wait.

~Samantha Camargo

Consume you

Don't allow others to consume you. If

they don't call, go to sleep. If they don't

message you, put away your phone and

have a blessed day.

If they are distant and refuse to tell you

what's wrong, go home and do

something fun. You live for yourself first.

They are secondary. 

Said goodbye

You said goodbye

to her didn't you?

And you were

thinking

she was just

one star,

there are

millions more

until it hits you

she wasn't 

just any star

she lit up

your whole

damn universe.

~N.R. Hart

Come to me

You come to me like something

I never knew was missing

but so desperately needed.

You come to me like the pristine

heavens opened up and dropped

you into my arms.

Like two lovers fated by stars

and destiny colliding upon 

impact.

You come to me as a universe

of love unveiled in your dark

mysteries.

You come to me as the very heart,

the very soul of me.

~N.R. Hart, Twin Flame, you come to me