Human Elevation-The art of becoming finer in thought, conduct and spirit.
The Pause is a place of Power: Why Stillness is the secret to Peace, Clarity, and Inner Strength The pause is a place of power. Go there often. ~Octavia Raheem Brakes in a car do not take away its power to move. Instead, they allow it to slow down when moving forward isn’t safe. They […]
Self-Respect often looks like disappointing people who benefited from your lack of it The Hidden Cost of People-Pleasing and Self-Abandonment Self-respect, in its simplest form, is love for yourself. It is not self-obsession. It is not selfishness. It is the love that you need to pour into yourself because it is as essential to your
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Sweet, Strong, Ambitious: Why certain women inspire you so deeply What you admire in other women may be revealing the woman you are capable of becoming. There is something mysteriously magnetic about certain women, the ones who catch your attention, hold your gaze, and make you wish you knew them. You admire something they carry,
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Emotional Numbness: The Silent Battle Happening Within You The bad part about being numb is that there will come a time when you’ll want to feel something, but you won’t know how to. Some emotions are like gangsters.They threaten you.They bring terror.They overwhelm you. You lose your calm because fear envelops you.You feel weak and
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Dust being Dust Why you should not stop being kind just because the world became harsh. I never get angry at dust, even when I find it messing up my space. It does not respect my work.It does not value my cleanliness.It does not appreciate my dedication.It does not let me rest even for a
Comparison is the thief of joy: The dangerous illusion behind borrowed desires “Comparison is the thief of joy, and the killer of contentment.” — Theodore Roosevelt That midnight scroll on the screen and that one-second glance at the world through it suddenly makes you feel like you are missing out on something. Someone got married.
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The Most Dangerous Desire: Wanting the Next Chapter of Life Too Soon “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson I prayed the wrong way for a very long time. And I am not talking about those relaxed, peaceful prayers we make on days that arrive as
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Forgiveness: The Most Powerful Form of Love There are too many shapes of love to be counted. One of them is forgiveness. ~Yoon Ha Lee Love says, visit me again. It invites; despite leaving you distorted the last time it visited you. Love keeps making these little whispers until it starts echoing within. It reminds
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The Hidden Slavery of Needing to Be Understood The painkiller gives instant relief from headaches, so it never bothers you. However, the headache never left; it simply gave you a short break, only to return, sometimes even more severe. This is because the painkiller never guaranteed a cure; it only provided temporary relief. This is
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Main Character Energy: The Subtle Shift That Makes the World Respond to You Differently That Porsche waiting at the red lights, the one that instantly pulls your attention even among dozens of cars, that’s what Main character energy looks like. It did not seek your attention; it simply held it with its design and excellence.
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