Yes, you were hurt there. Yes, that was scary and made you feel different from all the other girls. But yes, you were then, and you are now, so loveable and worthy of letting go of this pain.

Honor whatever it is you have lost by allowing for the bittersweet, and your brain will create new meaning for those anniversaries.

I know He will do great things through me because my prayer, desire in my heart, is to be, my life to be, PROOF of God.

Our brains thrive when exposed to novel experiences. It lights up the parts of our brain that gives us all the good feels, and increases our capacity for memory and learning. Free rewards!!!

Please put one foot on the floor, and follow with a few steps. You do not have to WANT to do it, you do not have to FEEL like it, you just have to give it a chance.

Just be yourself, just tell the truth of who you are and what you know and it’ll be alright.

Whether the background is gray or technicolor, we all need reminders of how powerful we are.

I am not being rejected, it’s what I am offering that isn’t being selected, and while that belief doesn’t completely eradicate my feelings of sadness over the loss, it doesn’t make me beat myself up or question my worth.

We can do the hard things, become who we want to be, and make a huge difference in this world.

Reflection on the Service Members that I have had the privilege to know in my lifetime.

I am in love with this image I have of my future self showing up in this world with only love. Then I can truly be of service.

If I honor me, I honor you. If I honor me, we all are glad. That’s the vison.

I promise you, you have done the same thing a thousand times, and probably weren’t even aware of your own adaptability and strength

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Future oriented and excited about it

How it began