No one prouder

There is no one prouder

than the person you once were.

The person who struggled

to speak their truth and protect their peace.

The person who so badly wanted the love

of others that they neglected to show love to themselves.

The person who saw the good in everyone else

yet couldn't identify, appreciate, and act upon

the goodness that always resided within them.

They are rooting for you, because unlike everyone else on this

earth, they know the extent of what you felt, all you overcame,

and all you had to lose to gain the wisdom, empathy, and

awareness you have now.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

(There is someone prouder than me...God)

That day

THAT DAY

Right in the middle of our life, an ordinary day, the

unthinkable happened. Everything went from ordinary

to chaotic and there I stood, in the mess of it all,

knowing there will now forever be a before and an after.

That day.

~Sharyn Marsh, Leave Her Wild

Love small

i don't know how to love small

so if i can't love you a lot

i can't love you at all

Let

Let July be July

and let August be August.

And let yourself

just be

even in uncertainty.

You don't have to fix everything.

You don't have to solve everything.

And you can still find peace

and grow

in the wild

of changing things.

Deeply afraid

Yelling and a 

quick temper is

the language of 

the deeply afraid.

Behind anger is fear.

Let me suffer

I will never forget how you let me suffer

while you're enjoying the presence of other people.

Last act

For my last act of love, I'll let you go

because you weren't ready for us to work

and you weren't going to admit that.

Some

Some people love you.

Some people love to be around you.

Some people love what you can do for them.

Understand the difference.

Reason not to

 There's never a reason not to chase the ones who make you feel something.

Confused

 by parm k.c.

be careful.

someone who is confused

about what they want

can cause you to become confused

about what you're worth.

Best of me

 REPEAT AFTER ME:

I'm allowed to do what's best 

for me, even if it upsets people

The best you could

You did the best you could

with what you knew at the time.

Don't let new wisdom

lead you to condemn yourself

over old struggles.

Forgive yourself and move forward.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

So damaged

 From Pillow Thoughts

You've become so damaged

That when someone

Wants to give you

What you deserve

You have no idea

How to respond

Lyrics

If she sends you a song pay attention to every lyric.

She's talking to you.

Stronger

 A strong woman stands up

for herself. A stronger woman

stands up for everyone else.

Sovereign

If God is not sovereign over the bad

things that happen, they happen for

no reason.

If God is sovereign over the bad

things that happen, we can be

confident that He is working even

those things for His glory and our

good.

Lies

Men don't realize it's

unnecessary to lie to women.

If she likes you enough, she

will lie to herself.

Not about you

A person's emotional

response to your need

isn't about you.

You could be the best communicator in the world

asking for a basic need, yet people will always

perceive you through the lens of their own

experiences, value systems, and emotional capacity.

How people perceive your needs isn't about you.

Remember that.

Who you are

Do things

for people

not because 

of who they

are, or what

they do

in return,

but because

of who

you are.

Energy

From Stardust Poetry

Be the type of energy that no 

matter where you go, you always

add value to the spaces and the

lives around you.

Worth

Just in case no one tells you today.

You are worth keeping, worth

committing to, worth making a priority,

and worth loving.

The problem

The problem in the

marriage doesn't try to 

solve the problem. So if

you're desperately trying

to solve the problem,

you're not the 

problem.

~Natalie Hoffman

Survival

This pretty much sums up my weekends lately when I can't get off the couch...

You are not lazy, unmotivated,

or stuck. After years of living

your life in survival mode,

you are exhausted.

There's a difference.

~Nakeia Homer

Laziness

 Laziness has some people

believing they have an unfair life.

If you do nothing, you will get

nothing.

~3 am thoughts

Forgive

 A person who cannot

forgive has forgotten

how much God has

forgiven them.

~3 am thoughts

Powerful

From Chief Red Eagle

Angry people want you to see how powerful they are.

Loving people want you to see how powerful you are.