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Ohmigosh how dare that be so beautiful?

This line literally stopped me in my tracks and forced me to catch my breath!


“Demand better than to be worshipped by a crumb!”

May be all have such self-regard that we can follow this advice. May we all do the work to be more than crumbs of ourselves.

There was only one of her, so she disappointed herself, instead. She said “I do” when her insides said “I don’t”. And then she spent the next decade trying not to know what she knew.

This will be a re-reader!

“If your default settings are rooted in things like gratitude, joy, and love, you are connected deeply to source energy. Conversely, if you spend a lot of your time soaking in negative emotions, like fear, resentment, and anxiety, your connection is probably as crusty and gross as the battery terminals in a ‘95 Chevy Cavalier.”

I’ve been stalled here for…… a very long time. I’m going to have to admit defeat.

“… we’ve gotta stand on our own feet separately. Don’t you see? I can’t stand on my own if I’m always holding you up.”

Dear Rainbow Rowell, I love how you make consent so sexy (because it is) so thank you!

The reality is you cannot empathize, learn, or grow if you’re talking… resist the urge to jump in! Listen fully, observe fully; be in the moment, then reflect. Sometimes people just want a sounding board. They don’t want your answer to the situation. While they may ask… what they really want is your perspective, so they can make the decision, themselves.

Oof. Lady, get out of my head, this is spooky!

“It takes courage to admit you are both flawed and vulnerable, and being courageous is better than being “Perfect” any day of the week and twice on Sunday.”

“I know it might feel $hi**y to commit to paper the very things you’ve spent so much time, energy, and brain cells avoiding. But the truth is, if you don’t get honest with yourself about what’s at stake, your life is not likely to change.” This is the crux of how denial traps us in our addictions and coping mechanisms! It sucks to FEEL that pain, but avoiding it/denying it is why we need to “cope.”

Legit still in the intro & she says, “It took me years to realize I wasn’t helping them by trying to fix them: I was getting in the way of them doing the work they needed to do…” and I literally bowled over in my kitchen like I’d been gut-punched and shouted “SNAP!”

Maybe I’ll read this twice

30 minutes in she delivers a gut punch: “If you want to change your life, you’re going to have to change your life.” #truth

#somuchtruth

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Foop! That’s MEEEEEEE

The following lists: people to tell, people who would know what to do, things that were better before my relationship, things that I stopped myself from doing, things I would tell the person I loved the most if they were in my position, things I want in a partner. ((These are good list suggestions!))