Tag: dailyprompt
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Adulting Sucks
You want to know when I realized I was officially an adult? It wasn’t when I turned 18. It wasn’t when I got my first job, started paying bills, got married, or even when I had my first baby. Nope. It was one random day when I looked around at all these kids in my…
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The Weight of Other People’s Opinion
There was a time when I worried about what everyone thought of me. I spent years trying to be the version of myself that made other people comfortable. I changed the way I talked, the way I dressed, the way I expressed myself, even the way I saw myself, because I believed acceptance came from…
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Oulook on Life Quote
A quote that perfectly describes my outlook on life in this current season that I am in is: “I stopped waiting for life to become perfect before I started living with purpose. Every setback became another brick. Every tear became another lesson. Every day, I choose to keep building a life I’m proud of.” -Shy…
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The Meaning of Life?
The meaning of life is to wake up. Not just physically… but mentally, spiritually, internally. It’s about breaking out of the programming. The lies, the pain, the cycles, the voices, the habits, that try to keep you stuck, small, and distracted. It’s realizing that everything around you will try to shape your reality… but at…
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Emotionally Speaking
Some people find joy in the big things, but me? I find mine in the quiet rhythm of words. I’ve been writing poetry since I was five years old, and over time, it became more than a passion, it became a part of me. The way some people breathe air, I breathe poetry… Here’s a…
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The Decision to CHANGE
“What gives you direction in life?” What gives me direction in life is my decision to grow and become better than who I was yesterday. I’ve learned that in order to truly grow and take my life in a different direction, I have to be willing to make the choice to change, even when it’s…
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Adventurous Angels
A quote that I often think of is, “When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.”― Patrick Rothfuss At one point, I was working on a poetry…
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Life Changes
When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out? I took a leap of faith and committed myself to a church that I was a part of for ten years. I trusted them, fully. I opened my heart in ways I never had before, sharing my deepest secrets, my most…