Being true to yourself

 

Picture yourself as a woman
 

who remains true to herself
 

so that she won’t be false with others.

 

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"I have noticed that if you look carefully at people's eyes

the first five seconds they look at you,

the truth of their feelings will shine through

for just an instant before it flickers away."

 

Sue Monk Kidd

 

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Trust your instincts even if others see things differently.

Being content

 

Picture yourself as a woman
 

who awakens
 

to feeling blissfully happy.

 

 

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"If you realize you have enough,

you are truly rich"

 

Lao-tzu

 

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Remember to say thank you for everything you are blessed with.

Having passion

Picture yourself as a woman

who is filled with passion

and isn’t afraid to chase her dreams.

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"The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters"

Sue Monk Kidd

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Trust life. Know that there is a perfect order to all things.

Making new memories

                                                       New photos taken in S. Carolina

 

Twenty years from now

you will be more disappointed by the things

that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.

So throw off the bowlines.

Sail away from the safe harbor.

Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore.

Dream.

Discover.

 

-- Mark Twain

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Keep your actions pure and selfless.



She loved herself unconditionally

She embraced all the complex layers

 

that made up who she was.

 

She learned to shine her own light

 

and encouraged others

 

to do the same.

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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly,

but rarely admit the changes it has gone through

to achieve that beauty.”

― Maya Angelou

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No one is better or less than you. We are all on the same playing field.



She had a soulful desire

She touched the divine within.

She knew her life’s purpose

was to help others

find their divinity too.

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“Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult,
but not more difficult than remaining in a situation,
which is not nurturing to the whole woman.”
― Maya Angelou

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Live life to the fullest.

She reclaimed her innocence

In forgiving herself

for the mistakes

she made in the past,

it helped her connect

with her innocence.

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"People, in general, would rather die than forgive.
It's that hard. if God said in plain language,
"I'm giving you a choice, forgive or die,"
a lot of people would go order their coffin."

―    Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

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Be willing to see your mistakes. Admit them, change what you need to change and move on...