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December 31, 2021

Identity Restored

I look at the past 365 days and I breathe a sigh of relief that I made it to December, and by God’s grace I’ll be entering into another year. I am not pleased with some things but I’m happy that I’ve overcome the obstacles that were in my way so that I can start fresh, and start better.  For the past little whi…
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December 22, 2021

Listen, Friend.

pic via @primedazzle ** "Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses."   | Proverbs 27:6 | * What’s up with you? Why are you searching for something that is right in front of you? Take it from me, I know what it’s like to be searching for something that has been there all along, and…
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December 14, 2021

Revelations

pic via @21ninety I choose you. I choose taking care of you, paying attention to what you need, how you feel. I choose integrity, to build it up so that I know that even if anything should happen, I will still do right by you. Because to do otherwise will only hurt me; has only ever hurt me, and I understand that no…
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December 08, 2021

Strings Attached

pic via @grnwood When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered ....[Hosea 7:1] I was surprised that something that I thought I had let go of was still a stumbling block to me. That up till now, this thing, this shame had been rearing its head into my attempts at doing certain things. Be…
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November 12, 2021

Prejudice

pic via raw_melanin                   Prejudice: {law} cause harm [to a state of affairs]  ** ** Before he paid my dowry, he joked at length that he was buying my silence; that all the objections and the passion that I held would have to cease. I used to laugh back then. We both did.  We are not laughing now. After th…
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October 28, 2021

Be Encouraged

Whatever you do, do it to the glory of God. *** Do not compare yourself to anyone. Whether they started before you, soon after you, or whatever, you’re not to measure yourself by anyone’s progress or lack of it. You’re not to measure your progress or lack of it against anyone else’s. You have challenges that are uniqu…
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October 17, 2021

Listen and Understand

He who has ears to hear, let him hear  and  heed My words [ Matt11:15 Amplified ]. ** **             Listen; you think this is a game. Perhaps you think you’ll finesse your way last minute and you’ll make it in. Or you think grace will speak for your sorta- kinda-but-not-really commitment on that day. But grace is…
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October 12, 2021

Observations

"If you can't change it, change your attitude." [Maya Angelou] ** I was thinking to myself yesterday that things really are shifting. My relationships are changing, and the way the changes are happening is just as peculiar. I don’t think I’ve ever been one for overdramatic uncouplings. But these quiet, u…
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October 05, 2021

To Tell You The Truth...

What’s causing your lack of focus? Be honest. “I am afraid of failing. That I will try, and try, and keep trying,  and this ceiling above me won't break. I’m afraid  that in my discomfort  I won't know  how to rise above  it.   “I am afraid to take the risk. I’m afraid."   The thing about fear is it offe…
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September 20, 2021

Interlude

[He who trusts in the Lord] is like a tree growing near a stream and sending out roots to the water. It is not afraid when hot weather comes, because its leaves stay green; it has no worries when there is no rain; it keeps on bearing fruit. Jeremiah 17:8 -|Good News Bible| ** * I like how calm you are. It’s taking qui…
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September 10, 2021

Writing on the Wall

I’m learning to step back. Especially with work. I realize that I am too invested in the outcome of a thing sometimes that I lend my emotions in an inappropriate manner. By that I mean, I feel responsible for people and their actions, because I am invested in the positive outcome of what’s happening. In hindsight, t…
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September 08, 2021

Self Reflection

pic via @coldlaundry  ** These thoughts of mine have been heavy. They’ve come like a flood; some days I’ve felt like I’m drowning, other days I’m floating with the current, but each time I’m being carried. I’m not steering or directing where I’m going. I found myself getting further and further away from my plans. I g…
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August 23, 2021

Changes

I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.” — Georg C. Lichtenberg ** Things are changing. I feel it. Are they changing for the better? Honestly, I don’t know. Something is happening but I can’t quite put my finger on it. The past month or so…
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August 16, 2021

Single Girl Thoughts

I don’t talk about my dating life because there isn’t anything to say. I wish I had interesting stories or great insights into love, but I really don’t. One thing I will say is, this year I have been incredibly contente. This year is the first year in memory that I have thoroughly enjoyed being alone. I think it’s b…
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July 27, 2021

Doubting Moments

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.  |John 8:32| ** I don’t suppose you’ll tell me the truth? I may be wrong for assuming that you are lying, but I sincerely don’t know if you are not. I’ve been asked, What reason would there be for such a lie ? But liars don’t need a reason. And liars don’t …
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July 09, 2021

How Do You Want To Be Remembered?

Breach   ·         an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship ·         a hole that is made in a wall or in another structure being used for protection to make an opening in a wall or fence, especially in order to attack someone or someone behind it.  *** Have you ever thought about that? What kin…
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