Leonie

“ I have chosen to still have eyes to see the good in this world” my first book Love Lives Here is available on Amazon. You can find me on Instagram @leonie.anderson ….Unless otherwise noted all works are my own and copyrighted.

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Coretta N Wright-Sim

That I can truly never prepare my daughters enough for the unfairness of this world.

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The practice of love offers no place of safety.

Bell Hooks in All About Love

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“In case you ever foolishly forget: I am never not thinking of you.”

Virginia Woolf

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“Grief is not the only geography I know. Every wound closes. Repair comes with sweetness, come spring. Every empire will fall: I must believe this.”

Excerpted from ‘ Greensickness’ By Laurel Chen

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1 Corinthians 1:9 KJV

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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These tough years are forgivable…..

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Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your great mercy; according to the multitude of your compassions blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.


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And in the end, I believe that we don't need to do anything to be loved. We spend our lives trying to seem prettier, smarter. But I realized two things. Those who love us see us with their hearts and attribute quality to us beyond those we really have. And those who don't want to love us will never be satisfied with all our efforts. Yes, I really believe that it is important to leave our imperfections alone. They are precious to understand those who see us with heart.

Frida Kahlo

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“Be kinder than necessary, because everyone is fighting their war or battle and suffering losses."

St Luke of Simferopol

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“ Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me, Let me be singing when the evening comes."

10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) by Matt Redman.

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I am thankful for the here and now.

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“ Because there is a kind of hurt in grieving that’s inexpressible; so, here I am with my soft heart.”

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Proverbs 18:10

The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

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"I remember two things: that I am a great sinner and that Christ is a great Savior.” John Newton

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“ Some people bring a unique kind of love into your life that makes grief worth carrying.”

@Broken.heart on Instagram

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Galatians 5:16 NIV

“ Live by the spirit , and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”

A spiritual life is not just resisting sin by willpower, but learning to live under the guidance of the Spirit rather than being ruled by bodily desires.

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Human beings were created as a harmony of soul and body, with the soul meant to guide the body. When that order is reversed and the body takes control, our understanding of God, ourselves, and the world becomes distorted. We become restless, divided within ourselves, and easily ruled by impulses, compulsions, and addictions instead of living with clarity, peace, and purpose.