i keep thinking about the line “discernment can make you the villain in a room where denial is the culture.” whoever said it really knew what they were on about.
The downside of people viewing you as someone strong & resilient is them thinking that nothing hurts your feelings.
I want others to be gentle with me the way I’m gentle with them.
The downside of people viewing you as someone strong & resilient is them thinking that nothing hurts your feelings.
I want others to be gentle with me the way I’m gentle with them.
Friends, readers, fellow bookworms, I can’t believe I have to say this but:
Using em dashes in your book is not an indication of AI.
Using em dashes in your book is not an indication of AI.
Using em dashes in your book is not an indication of AI.
Any love I have given you is yours to keep. I will never ask for it back, never regret it, never treat it as wasted. Love was never a trade. It was a gift I offered because, in those moments, you mattered.
Major cheat code for life: Increase your recovery speed. You will get rejected. You will lose money. You will embarrass yourself. The goal isn't to avoid the fall. It's to shorten the time between the fall and the reset. Fast recovery compounds.
CCI thank you for accepting me into your family. Tonight was such a beautiful time at YAF Conference. My heart is full.
Next year, I hope we get to do this again. Big love! 🧡
i don't know who needs to hear this but in order to become a better person, you must first realize how horrible you really are. not in the dramatic sense, but in the quiet ways you sabotage yourself, repeat unhealthy patterns, hurt people who care about you, or tolerate what wounds you. you cannot grow if you keep pretending you’re innocent in the story you created
When Khaled Hosseini said, “And that’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.” I held the book close to my chest and stared at the wall for a few seconds before I started crying. It hit too close to home.