𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞

Doctorate of Professional Counseling, Black Therapist L.B. Johnson Therapeutics, PLLC

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

The life you are building doesn’t need to look like anyone else’s, make it yours.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

Progress doesn’t always look like leaping, sometimes it looks like staying, and that is enough.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

You have already survived every difficult morning you thought would break you.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

Every breath you take this morning is your body quietly rooting for you to thrive.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

Something inside you already knows the way; this morning, trust that inner compass.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

Today’s challenges are not proof that you are failing; they are proof that you are growing.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

The most important relationship you will tend to today is the one you have with yourself.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

The version of you who kept going through the hard seasons deserves to be celebrated.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

You are allowed to take up space in this world, unapologetically and fully.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

Your needs are not burdens — they are honest signals from a body and mind that deserve care.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

Each morning you open your eyes is a quiet invitation to begin again, softer and wiser than yesterday.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

Recognizing that you are not where you want to be is the start of change.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

Today, one kind act toward yourself can quietly shift the direction of everything.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

You have control over your future, not someone else.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

Your story is still being written, and the best chapters haven’t arrived yet.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

You are not behind. You are on a path that was made exactly for you.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

At times good things fall apart so great things could come together.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

The courage it takes to simply get up and try again is one of the bravest things a person can do. 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

Your actions matter speak volumes.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃

[𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢 𝘒 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘊𝘚𝘞 @drmaritzaj]

We are what we repeatedly do.

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓏𝒶 𝒦. 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑜𝓃