Meant to be there

 What a beautiful thing it is

to wake up next to somebody

who was always meant to be there.

~Mark Anthony

Be okay

 How beautiful to find

a heart that loves you,

without asking you for

anything, but to be okay.

~Khalil Gibran

A man

She is everything

a man will

desire and need,

as well as everything

a boy will not understand,

not value, and will

take for granted.

3 Types

THE THREE TYPES OF PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE:

1. The Leaf People

2. The Branch People

3. The Root People

LEAF PEOPLE:

These are people who come into your life just for a season. You can't depend on them because they are weak. They only come to take what they want, but if the wind comes they will leave.

You need to be careful of these people because they love you when things are okay, but when the wind comes they will leave you.

BRANCH PEOPLE:

They are strong, but you need to be careful with them too. They break away when life becomes tough and they can't handle too much weight. They may stay with you in some seasons, but they will go when it becomes harder.

ROOT PEOPLE:

These people are very important because they don't do things to be seen. They are supportive even if you go through a difficult time; they will water you and they are not moved by your position they just love you like that...

It's not all people you meet or are your friends, that will stay with you.

Only the root type of people will stay no matter the season.

True love

As much as I wanted true love,

part of me was afraid

I didn't deserve it,

but true love isn't about

what you deserve,

it's about who your soul needs

to grow with

in order to find itself in another.

~Mark Anthony

Expectations

I hope that someday we can both accept

and forgive that we didn't meet each

other's expectations. Even though we had

different hopes for one another, with time,

we might be able to understand and let go

of all the things we wish we could have been.

~R.M. Drake

Brave

 The butterfly is only beautiful

because the caterpillar is brave.

Five words

 Five words cost

Zacharias forty weeks'

silence. Many are sorry

they spoke, but few 

ever mourn that they 

held their tongue.

~Charles Spurgeon

(I'm torn on this just because I've been trying to speak up more about things)

Forecast

Today's Forecast:

God reigns and the Son shines

Housework

 Theory on Housework

by Erma Bombeck

If the item doesn't multiply,

smell, catch on fire, or 

block the refrigerator door,

let it be.

No one cares.

Wanted to hear

Eve found the serpent more trustworthy than God,

not because of its credentials,

but because the serpent said what Eve wanted to hear.

~Mark Beasley

Far better

 Stop trying to do it alone.

Take your needs, wants

and worries to God and

trust Him to help you.

His ways are far better than ours.

What's left

 Look

at me that way 

again,

and you may just

claim

what's left of

my heart.

~William C. Hannan

Beautifully chaotic

 He didn't run from her madness,

He dove into it, feet first.

Jumped into the belly of the beast

Without a hint of hesitation,

Never trying to calm her, tame her,

Only loving her for who she truly was,

The beautifully chaotic mind

That poked the language of his soul.

~Christie L. Starkweather

Leave

leave and watch them

fall in love with someone else

stay and fail to receive

the love you deserve

~pick your poison

~Whitney Hanson

Isn't a test

This

isn't a test

of who loves whom

more.

For as long

as you care for me,

and want me in your life,

I will love you.

I will give myself to you,

everyday, in every moment,

endlessly.

~William C. Hannan

Tragic trauma

 Posted by Nate Postlethwait

It's tragic how many people feel like they have to prove that they are good people when the driving force behind that shame is not because of things they've done but because of things that were done to them. This is the lasting impact of trauma to an innocent soul.

Volumes

They broke you to pieces and still you wish them the best...

And honestly, that kind of heart speaks volumes.

~R.M. Drake

Did not value

It took me a long time to understand

that in order to fully embrace my

worth, I had to first let go of those

who did not value me.

~Ryan Elliott, Soul in Ink

Broken

 Broken men know who to love but not how to love.

Broken women know how to love but not who to love.

The ordinary

Before the water turned into wine,

someone had to do the ordinary,

tiresome task of filling the water pots.

We want the new wine to just appear,

but Jesus calls us to fill the jars first.

In short, God often wants us to

participate in our own transformation.

~Rich Villodas

Behind

Behind many strong independent

women is a scared little girl

that learned to get back up

after she was knocked down and

to never depend on anyone.

Missed

We don't just miss the past.

& the present. We also miss

the future. We miss the

future.

That 

we missed.

~John Polo

Perfect girl

 From RaggaeHiphop

Bob Marley once said - 

"You may not be her first,

her last

or her only,

she loved before and can love again, but if she loves you

now,

what else matters?"

She is not perfect, neither are you, and you two will never

be perfect. But if she can make you laugh at least once, it

makes you think twice, if she admits to being human and

making mistakes, do not let her go and give her the best of

you.

She is not going to recite poetry,

she is not thinking about you at all times,

but she will give you a part of her that she knows you could

break, her heart...

Do not hurt her,

do not change her,

and

do not expect more than she can give you.

Do not analyze.

Smile when it makes you happy,

scream when it makes you angry

and 

remove it

when it 

is 

not.

Love with your whole being when you receive love.

Because there are no perfect girls, but there will always be

a girl who is perfect for you..."

Open or closed

they say it's easier

when you see it coming.

but the impact

is the same

regardless

if your eyes are

open or closed.

~P.T. Berkey

Doors

Doors are opening.

The wait wasn't punishment.

It was preparation.

Understatement

You are the finest,

loveliest,

tenderest,

and most beautiful person

I have ever known ~

and even that 

is an understatement.

~F. Scott Fitzgerald

At the same time

THINGS THAT CAN BE TRUE AT THE SAME TIME:

1. Your parents did the best they could, AND their choices wounded you.
2. You love someone AND you know it's not healthy to keep them in your life.
3. You're terrified to take the next step AND you know it's the right thing to do.
4. You want to have healthy relationships AND unresolved trauma is making it difficult.
5. You're afraid to fail AND you believe in yourself.

~@drheidigreen

Toxic love

Toxic Love:

Imagine being bitten by a

snake. But instead of leaving

it alone and trying to heal,

you try to love the snake

more to prove to it, and you,

that you don't deserve to be

bitten.

~Charles J. Orlando

Who someone is

I learned a long time ago, not to let other people

tell me who someone is. Yes, I've stumbled into

many disappointments. But I've also found beauty

where I had been told none lived.

~things I wish someone had written about me

Casualties

Sometimes we become 

casualties of a war

someone is fighting

against themselves.

~Stephanie Bennett-Henry

Distant

If someone is

getting distant with you,

they are getting closer

with someone else.

~TheMindsJournal

Forever

Alice: How long is forever?

White Rabbit: Sometimes, just one second.

Tomorrow

We may not know what tomorrow holds,

but we do know Who holds tomorrow.

Own understanding

When the Bible says, "Do not lean

on your own understanding," 

the Bible is being serious. 

Your heart is deceitful,

your emotions fluctuate,

your understanding does not see the overall, big picture.

God never lies,

God never changes,

God knows all.

Trust Him.

Kingdom

You can't create a kingdom with someone

who still wants attention from the village.

~Soul in Ink

Timeless

You won't meet the right one

at the wrong time.

because the right one

will always be timeless.

~Mark Anthony

That's brave

When you're scared but

you still do it anyway,

that's brave.

~Neil Gaiman

Disappear

When I hold her close,

I disappear into her,

and she disappears into me,

until the only thing left

is love.

~Mark Anthony

Yours

 "I was made

and meant to

look for you and

wait for you and 

become yours 

forever."

~Robert Browning

Left wanting

After you nothing

Was ever enough.

They could have

Given me the 

World and I

Would still have 

Been left wanting.

Everything and nothing

 i was too much

and not enough

for a man

who was everything

and nothing at all.

~jessica katoff

Wise men

Fearful men control, 

Intelligent men analyze,

but wise men listen

with intent to understand.

~J. Mike Fields

Never comfortable

Accidentally spent all my life

making sure everyone around

me was comfortable, only to

realize I never felt comfortable

the whole time.

Being questioned

A man who tells the truth doesn't mind being questioned.

A liar does. 

Your disrespect

Your disrespect is not

acceptable to me

simply because it's expected

by everyone else.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

Pay up

Sometimes the only way to your peace,

is by giving some people your absence.

Because the only person that you owe

your peace to is you. Pay up.

~Stephanie Bennett Henry

Save people

it's okay to want to save people and not know why.

some people are like that, some people love more

than others and never ask for anything in return.

~r.m. drake

Feel seen

You make everyone

around you

feel seen.

That

is your superpower.

You need you

 You need you

more than they need you.

Remember this.

~Kalen Dion

Better

Let your ex believe what they want to believe.

You are not the same person they remember you as.

You are fuller.

Kinder.

And a whole lot better than they think.

~r.m. drake

A multitude

 If your life is 

broken, it may be

because pieces will

feed a multitude.

~Elisabeth Elliot

Love letter

 A LOVE LETTER FROM THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED ON...

Take the LOVE you have for me

And radiate it outwards

Allowing it to touch and impact others.

Take the MEMORY you have of me

And use it as a source of inspiration

To live fully, meaningfully and intentionally.

Take the IMAGE you have of me in your mind

And allow it to fuel you

To take action

Seize the day

And be reminded of what is most important in life.

Take the CARE you have for me

And let it remind you

To care for yourself fully

And shower yourself with your own love.

And take the pain and GRIEF you feel

Following my loss

And alchemize it into

Love, compassion and beauty

Build a castle

From the wreckage of my passing

And allow it to unlock your greatness and potential

And empower you to become more that you ever thought you were capable of.

And know that I can never truly leave you

And will always remain beside you

Watching over you in spirit.

And that the LOVE I have for you lives on

Through the connections you form

The kindness and compassion you share

And the future relationships and friendships you cultivate.

And until we are one day reunited

I will remain with you

Through the storms and chaos of life

And am always beside you

Walking with you, laughing with you, crying with you and smiling with you.

And I am proud of you for being strong

I am proud of you for being brave

And I am proud of you for being you.

~Tahlia Hunter

Too long

Don't leave your coffee for too long

and then be surprised why it's cold.

I'm not talking about coffee.

Not expected

Go where your 

energy is reciprocated

not just expected.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

Fight

FIGHT

I wish you were kinder to yourself. You put everyone else before you and now you are falling apart. You can only carry so much, for so long before it all comes crashing down. You have disappeared under the weight of it all, and it's time now to fight your way back to the light. Please remember who you are, before you were buried under the avalanche. That person deserves you to fight and my God, you have so many people who love you, waiting to go into battle with you.

by Sharon Marsh, Leave Her Wild

Wrong people

 I spent most of my life believing that I never

did enough, when in truth, I was doing

far too much.

It was just for the wrong people.

~Kalen Dion

Symptom

"The first symptom of true love in a man is timidity,

in a young woman, boldness.."

~Victor Hugh, Les Miserables

Only thing

"silence...because that's the

only thing he deserves from you

now."

~The Crimson Kiss

Gold & stardust

it's that 

heart of gold,

& stardust soul

that make you 

beautiful.

~r. broderick

Never came

He reminds me 

that I'm the one

who got away,

Which in hindsight,

reminds me...

that he never

came after me.

~Alfa

For you

Self love,

Self care.

Doesn't mean selfish too.

Be enough,

Be there.

Not just for others,

but for you.

~Amanda Blair 

Amazing traits

 A kind heart is a beautiful thing

to share, but don't forget to 

extend those amazing traits to yourself.

You are worthy of your

own love and care.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

Kind

Be kind, not nice.

There is a distinct difference.

~J. Mike Fields

Abandon

 My therapist once said, 

"People don't abandon the people they love,

they abandon the people they're using"

and that was all the closure I needed.

~goodbyejournals

One law

All relationships have one law:

never make the one you love feel alone,

especially when you are there.

Scared of

 From Dirty Dancing

I'm scared of walking out of this room 

and never feeling the rest of my whole life

the way I feel when I'm with you.

Introvert

Yes, I'm an introvert.

No, I'm not shy. No, I'm not stuck up. No, I'm not antisocial. I'm just listening. I'm just observing. I can't stand small talk. But I'll talk about life for hours. I'd rather be home with a close friend or two than among a crowd of acquaintances. Don't scold me in public. Respect that I am reserved. And if I open myself up to you, know that means you're very special to me.

~3 am Thoughts

Setting boundaries

Sometimes setting boundaries might look like:

• No
• I can only stay for 2 hours
• I'll come back to you later with an answer
• I don't respond to work messages after 7 pm
• This is not something I feel comfortable doing
• I'm not comfortable talking about this topic
• I need quiet time to myself right now

Let them

 Let Them Lose You

You need to let people lose you

Let them go along with the crowd

Let them believe what they want to believe

Let them think they have better

Let them sleep on your worth

Because in due time

they will realize the mistake they made,

and it will be just enough time for you

to accept that you're better off without them.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

Wouldn't say it

if u wouldn't say

it to

another human

don't say it to yourself.

~John Polo

Better off

 no one is worth your

peace. you are better

off alone than living

in a negotiated hell.

~JmStorm

Absence

Sometimes, there is nothing left to say

and no energy left to give, so don't.

Absence has a way of showing people

exactly where you stand.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

Be chosen

Whenever you feel desperate to be chosen,

it's a deep calling to choose yourself.

~Tory Eletto

 

Most beautiful

The most beautiful thing about her cannot be seen.

It is not found in her measurements

or the clothes that she wears.

It's in the depth of her thoughts,

content of her character,

and the serenity of her soul.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

Adulting

Adulting is realizing

all you need is a home,

stable income & a peaceful

partner.

~3 am Thoughts

Relief

 From Forbidden Obsession

"I can't do this anymore," she says with a sigh.

"I've given you everything. I kept hoping I could

convince you that I was worth it, worth more than

'just talking,' but I can't."

She looks him in the eye, her gaze a mixture of

tears and steel.

"I told myself that you'd come around, but you

haven't. And deep down, I knew that you 

wouldn't, but I kept trying. I thought that it would

be too hard to give up on you."

She takes a deep breath.

"But here I am, giving up on you. And honestly,

it's more of a relief than anything. So now I'm

going to walk away. And I'm not going to look

back, but I know you're going to regret it, even if

it's just for a moment."

~excerpt from a story I will never write

Empty nest

 I've been thinking about this a lot lately, so this was quite welcome...

THE EMPTY NEST

by Donna Ashworth

My nest is as it should be now, empty.

Tidy, ordered, calm.

My babies have grown, beautifully, and flown.

Just the way I taught them to.

And my heart is full of pride, and love, still so full of love.

But oh there is an ache there, a throb, a pang.

I have given of myself in a way that only a mother can.

So consuming is that gift,

there is scarce room for much else to thrive.

So what now?

My empty nest feels hollow,

the echo of my own breath rings in my ears.

My worries have not flown with the fledglings,

they linger still,

but now without the comfort of a slumbering head on a 

pillow upstairs.

My imagination tells the tales I don't want to see,

and my spare time,

once so coveted,

is now my enemy.

My nest is as it should be now, empty.

But I will not be empty little one.

I will fly, just like you, find my new place in this story.

Play music, bring friends, make noise and laughter and fill

the house with life,

so that when you come home, you see nothing to worry

about here, for that will clip your beautiful little wings.

And you will remember how nurturing your nest once was.

And you will crave the feeling of it, just once in a while.

This nest will never close and nor will I let it lose its love.

Fly, my loves, fly.

Just remember the way back home.

Heartless

 I showed more love than

I ever got back, so excuse

me for how heartless I've

become.

~3 am Thoughts

Will always

There will always be someone

who can't see your worth.

Don't let it be you.

~Mel Robbins, TheMindsJournal 

A place

Time was never

on our side,

but we'll love again

in a place where 

clocks don't

tick.

~Riderek

Projecting

They aren't thinking about you.

They never were. They were

projecting themselves onto you.

It isn't personal, and it's not 

yours to mend. Remember this

and be free. It's your time now.

~J. Mike Fields

What they do

 Pay less attention to what

people say. Just watch

what they do.

Opportunity

the moral of this story

is that whoever breaks your heart

shouldn't be given the opportunity

to be loved by it after you've put

yourself back together again

Own love

i was never addicted

to one thing,

i was addicted to filling

a void

within myself

with things other

than my own love.

~yung pueblo

Done

 I am done

apologizing for my blood

to the person who is holding the knife.

Power

Your worth, next move, and confidence

should never lie in someone else's words.

You have power.

Stop giving it to other people.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

Maybe

Maybe it won't work out.

Maybe it won't be what you wanted.

Or maybe it may just be the adventure of a lifetime.

Take some chances.

~J. Mike Fields

So protective

If anyone asks

why you are so protective

of your personal space,

tell them a rose

did not grow thorns

to look pretty.

Nature

made it a necessity

against predators.

~Writings of M.

First

It took me a long time to understand 

that in order to fully embrace my

worth, I had to first let go of those

who did not value me.

~Ryan Elliott, Soul in Ink

Unfairly

When I think that I am unfairly

hated, I try to remember that 

I am unfairly loved.

~R.C. Sproul

Every time

 Every time

someone is cruel to you,

do something kind for yourself.

This is how you reinforce

your worth when others

refuse to acknowledge it.

This is an incredibly powerful

act of self-love.

~Kalen Dion

Mirror

 remove the "I want you to

like me" sticker from your

forehead and place it on the

mirror, where it belongs.

~Susan Jeffers

Looking

Looking

Maybe I've been doing this

all wrong, looking for you instead

of looking for love.

So now I look for love.

(I still hope to find you.)

Drowning

If you are

drowning,

then it is 

not love.

Love is air.

Spacious and soft

and full

and steady.

Just a reminder.

~Victoria Erickson, Rhythms & Roads

Could have been

And sometimes

You miss

What could have been

More than

What really was.

~The Random Stories

Less access

People who consistently

and consciously hurt

you do not deserve

more chances.

They deserve less access.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

Loudest cry

 Silence 

is a woman's loudest cry.

You can always tell

she's really hurt

when she starts ignoring you.

Kind and still

You can be a kind person & still:

• say no.
• prioritize your needs.
• set boundaries
• disagree with people.
• be honest.
• challenge poor behavior.
• walk away from toxic environments.
• make mistakes.
• stand up for yourself.
• protect time & space.

~@helenmarie

Freedom or loneliness

And when nobody wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night, and when you can do whatever you want. What do you call it, freedom or loneliness?

~Charles Bukowski