“It’s not my #responsibility to be #beautiful. I’m not #alive for that #purpose. My #existence is not about how #desirable you #find me.” – Warsan Shire • i remember waiting in some of my favourite #parisian #streets when i passed by that little #mirror on a #wall. it’s #written on it: “mais oui t’es belle (of course you’re #pretty)!” i just thought that was the #cutest thing ever. it made my day and i thought, what if everyone had that small sentence written on their own mirror when they wake up in the #morning 🌝and when they go to #sleep at #night 🌚. there should be a mirror like this one in every #city 😁. you agree? ✌🏼
Tag: thanksgiving
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thinking of the #futureand #overthinking and responding to hypothetical #questions got me like… 😬but two days ago, a very good #friend of mine told me to just let it go and let God take control. there’s so much #power and #freedom in just trusting God. you’ll be #free of bad #thoughts and negative #stress and you’ll be soooo #happy, you have no idea. always remind yourself that if God doesn’t want it, then you shouldn’t want it either. it’s not easy, but practice your mind and soul to be aware of it. it’s worth your #health, your journey on earth… just completely worth it.
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maybe you thought talking to a #friend you haven’t spoken to in so long was a good #idea, but you got slapped in the #face when they didn’t respond back. when they didn’t answer your simple #question. your simple #howareyouor #doyouremember. maybe they thought you were being opportunistic. maybe it’s the #jetlag 🕞. maybe they’re doing exactly what you did to them long ago. maybe it’s too #painful for them to go back to the #memories and #poems you once shared. you could ask your little questions again to make sure they’re just having a #baddayand that they’re not actually #mad at you. or better, you should probably #pray for them, tell them #goodbye in your head, and just #letitgo. oh and why not drink a cup of #coffee to #forget it all.
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i am thankful to have been born and raised in a #country that promotes #love #freedom and #equality. where #terrorism and other similar #violent#attacks don’t happen often. i am thankful to live the #life i’ve chosen and walk freely, being myself, in a democratic country. i am truly #blessed but how can i be at #peacewhen i hear gunshots from a privileged skin colour triggered at #humans in the country next to mine? how can i be #happy when i hear the #screams of humans simply asking for #democracy on the other side of the #ocean ? i can only #pray and hope. #hopethat my little #voice won’t be covered by police sirens everywhere. hope that my words will be read, no matter the number of readers. hope that i don’t forget to #writeabout #love. hope that all this #pain will end.
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my mind is full like a cookie jar. i just wish someone could open it and eat some of my thoughts, especially the haunting ones. some thoughts are a bit bitter though, reflecting #anxiety and torment. others taste like #french #pastry, some sweet #memories. but i #hope anyone can find the most #delicious thoughts that taste like #faith and #trust and divine #light. i hope i, myself, can find and taste these too.
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i hope you had a good #day today. and if you didn’t, then i hope you learned something new. i hope you got the #chance to #cry your #pain out whether you were alone in your room or in the streets. i hope you won’t let the pain #change your kind #heart to a #cold one, your wide-eyed gaze to a mistrustful one. i can’t #promise you that tomorrow will be better. it might be #better in a couple of years. so i can’t promise that you’re gonna smile in the blink of an eye and forget your suffering. i mean, if we think about it, do you think Moses ever forgot the crime he committed for instance? no, but he understood one thing that every #saint and #holy person understood during their #spiritual growth: God had already #forgiven him. Knowing that God forgave and chose him for an extremely important #purpose turned him into a #leader. thus, he wasn’t #scared anymore. i don’t why you’re broken, if you are. but i do know you won’t be #broken forever. no brokenness is too big for our Lord to glue the pieces back together. remember the Lord is the first out of everyone around you to want your #happiness. just keep on having #faith and #trust.
MARIA MAGDELEINA 