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#AThoughtForThursday: Today I was talking to a friend of mine, & we were discussing how at times we tend to purposely self-sabotage/self-destruct. & by this I mean, we tend to give into things that feel good for our flesh but aren’t necessarily that great for the soul. We spoke about things like unhealthy food, lack of exercise, excessive use of alcohol & a bunch of other things that if you consume too much of, results in a negative effect. Now if you were to ask me, a little bit of liquor is good for my soul😭 but those are just my delusions LOL......how can we find a balance between the toxins that we constantly feed our flesh & the nutrients that we should feed our soul? *NEW POST THIS MONDAY, “Flesh Vs Spirit” #OnTheBlog ✨

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#AThoughtForThursday: 🌸 Today, I feel blessed. A few days ago, I was a bit down because I was lucky enough to be presented with an opportunity that I thought would be best for me & unfortunately the outcome didn’t go as planned for me. I tore myself up about it (not for too long) — but long enough & I questioned why things didn’t go as I envisioned. I questioned myself, & I doubted myself substantially, because I just couldn’t understand why I didn’t get what I wanted, especially because I believed that I had prepared & worked hard enough for it. Ultimately, I came to terms with the fact that the opportunity just wasn’t for me. Lo & behold, a few days later I was presented with an even BETTER & more FITTING opportunity that will turn out to be best for me in the long run. When a door was closed in my face, I was presented with something BETTER & the message is clear that I should never give up on myself & I should be more forgiving of myself and more believing in the power of ME. As cliche as it may be, when one door closes another one opens. We just have to remain resilient & faithful that we deserve all good things that come to us & we do not need the things that fade away. Never, ever give up on yourself when you don’t receive what you feel you “deserve”, because this thing called life will humble you & bless at the very same time✨

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#AThoughtForThursday: when you affirm good things, good things come to you. It's not always easy to start your day positively, especially when you're not in a positive place - mentally - physically or spiritually. But when you speak good things into existence & truly believe it, your perspective will shift. You deserve happiness, love, success & all that this beautiful life we've been given has to offer💕

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It’s not too late for a #ThoughtForThursday, right? 💋AUGUST COLLAB💋#LateNightThoughts inspired by the beautiful words of @cletasoulchild. #AThoughtForThursday: Man oh Man. Where do I start? When Cleta sent me this quote it AUTOMATICALLY struck me like a thousand bricks. People & their dead weight that they try to force you to hold. It’s true that in life people can only meet you where THEY are. Unhappiness & Misery hovers over negative people and it’s so heavy for them to carry that they WILL try & project their insecurities on to you. NEVER receive it. I have a hard time understanding why people do this, especially to good people, but as @cletasoulchild mentioned we must be able to have a sense of discernment and learn the difference between what they’re saying directly and indirectly to you. It’s a beautiful thing to be unbothered because regardless of how hard people try to bring you down, you remain grounded and unmoved. Developing this attitude towards life is HARD though. & for me not as easy as it seems. It’s important for me to remember to not join the battle that they are fighting inside. What people say, do & feel are all the way they perceive life and has absolutely nothing to do with who you are & what you stand for. #KeepItCute💋😊

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💋AUGUST COLLAB💋My #ThursdayThought will be inspired by original quotes written by the lovely @cletasoulchild💋✍🏾 today we speak #Happiness. #AThoughtForThursday: Happiness is a state of mind. It isn't always rainbows & butterflies although thats how society paints it out to be. Life is tough. Adult life even tougher. & for me, being a black woman in my 20's I have to really do the groundwork to consistently remain in my happiness. Opportunities present themselves but with the odds set against you, almost always. But #Happiness starts first with loving YOU & accepting YOU. Accepting where you are in & having the confidence to know that where you're going is beautiful. If you watch #InsecureHBO then you remember the clip where Molly's therapist tells her that she's always talking about the way things "SHOULD" be in her life, instead of accepting the reality of what is. I think she's totally right. How can we truly be happy if we are always waiting for how things should be? We have to learn to CREATE that happiness & find a balance between the good days & the bad ones. #QuotesByCleta #DiscoverHerEssence

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#AThoughtForThursday: At first i thought, "I wish I could write about how much this resonates" & I started not to, because I told myself....as vulnerable & open & comfortable as you are with yourself to know that too often you've been told that you're just TOO MUCH to love has left you ashamed. & i've told myself...you can relate to just being yourself & told that yourself is not enough for the incompetent being that cannot grasp the beauty of your entirety. & you have at times tried to tame the fire that burns the very flames of your existence. A disservice to yourself. You've belittled the strength of what makes you YOU, just to attempt to patch already broken egos. I learned that the ME who i am never changes, changed & can never change because authenticity forever remains true. & although the company of my loneliness may not be the most comforting, i'm learning how to befriend the skeletons in my closet. & for me that's love in one of its most impure, dissatisfying truth✨✨✨