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Wisdom is closing the Gap between Knowing and Feeling

Wisdom Is Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Feeling

Wisdom Is Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Feeling Wisdom is not Awareness. Wisdom is staying with It. Most people think wisdom is understanding. They think a wise person is someone who knows why things happen, someone who can see the lesson behind the struggle or the purpose behind the pain. There is truth in […]

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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: Why Stillness Is the Secret to Peace, Clarity, and Inner Strength

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

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Dust being Dust

Dust Being Dust How to Protect Your Kindness Without Becoming Bitter

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

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21 Timeless Maya Angelou Quotes with Deep Reflections on Life and Personal Growth

21 Timeless Maya Angelou Quotes with deep reflections on Life and Personal Growth Someone who writes invites us into their inner world. A place where we not only get to know them but also what they have discovered and learned along their journey. The wisdom they earned through their life experiences is woven into words,

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Comparison is the thief of joy: The dangerous illusion behind borrowed desires

Comparison is the thief of joy: The dangerous illusion behind borrowed desires

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

The Most Dangerous Desire: Wanting the Next Chapter of Life Too Soon

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

Forgiveness: The Most Powerful Form of Love

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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Buried Pain Kills Quietly—How One Honest Conversation Can Change Everything

One Honest Conversation Can Save a Life

Buried Pain Kills Quietly—How One Honest Conversation Can Change Everything The body suffers when it is unfed, but the soul suffers when it is unseen, unheard, and untouched. Emotional malnutrition breaks the soul silently. Some slowly become numb because of the pain buried within. The pain they found no exit from. The pain they could

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The Hidden Slavery of Needing to Be Understood

The Hidden Slavery of Needing to Be Understood The deepest form of slavery is the hunger for being understood. ~ Fyodor Dostoevsky

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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Comfort Is the Villain; Growth Is the Hero: A Mindset Shift for Self-Improvement

Comfort Is the Villain, Growth Is the Hero: A Mindset Shift for Self-Improvement

Comfort Is the Villain; Growth Is the Hero: A Mindset Shift for Self-Improvement Comfort is the Villain. Growth is the Hero. You are not born a hero; you grow into one through the choices you make. In the movie of life, the comfort zone appears as the villain, holding you back from becoming the hero

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