Something I have learned recently that perhaps others have always known but is a revelation to me:
I can say no and still be lovable.
I can just be me and still be lovable.
Nobody has to need me for me to be lovable.
I don’t have to nurture or care for others to be lovable.
I can just be myself and let love pour itself into me.
This is very good to know.
what do you mean by that, anyway? (i mean exactly what i said. there is nothing hidden here) why do you have to question everything? (because things need questioned) can’t you ever just be satisfied? (sure, but not with everything and not right now) maybe you’re in this situation because of the choices you’ve made….
I remember attending a celebration in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. when my oldest daughter was a young girl. The experience of having such overwhelming love and compassion for the world was still new to me back then and I spent many moments feeling such a deep connection to the world, I felt as…
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