Tag: peace

Note To Self: Remain You

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For when you feel wronged:

As hard as it can be – don’t ever let someone have the power to take you out of your character. You know you’re better than that. Matching someone’s energy in spite will only hinder your own light. Don’t stoop down to levels where you know you don’t belong. There’s no need for revenge, to get even, or to prove a point, because you know eventually people will have to reap what they sow… So wish them well.

You wish well on others because you know eventually everyone will get back what they put in. The universe has a funny way of teaching lessons. So let karma deal with it. There’s no point in wasting your energy on people and situations that drain you. You have nothing to prove. Don’t you ever underestimate your power to wish well on those who never deserved your grace.

I refuse to let you reciprocate the same hate, bitterness, or jealousy that some have projected onto you. There is no room in your heart for that. It’s okay to feel angry, upset, and wronged, but don’t let the actions of others turn you into the villain in your own story. You’re stronger than that. Feel it, then let it go.

Note to self – your heart has no room to wish anyone ill will.

2 Sides Of The Same Coin

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The irony of our experiences –

I know happiness because I’ve experienced sadness.

I know peace because I’m no stranger to chaos.

I know hope because of the times I’ve felt hopeless.

I know love because I’ve sat with hate.

I know beautiful beginnings because I’ve lived through terrible endings.

I know clarity because of all the times I’ve marinated in confusion.

I know loyalty because I’ve had more than my fair share of betrayal.

I know that without darkness, there is no light.

Little Miss Self-Sabotage

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Post 7 of 10 of LoveYourzStory’s Jhené Aiko Series. Inspired by “Define Me.”

I’m deep in my Jhené Era. She’s def the top artist I’ve been listening to on repeat for at least the last 6 months. This series will be a showcase of how her music has inspired me throughout this journey – the journey back to self✨️

Note to self –

There will come a day where you meet the reason why you never settled.

When that day comes, I pray you have the self-awareness to realize when you’re starting to run.

I pray you have the discernment to know the difference between a gut feeling and the natural instinct to self-sabotage when things are great.

I hurt a little inside knowing that you are weary of good things because it is so foreign to you.

But embrace what is being presented to you – don’t run from things that seem too good to be true.

You deserve the world, let the world give it to you.

And when you get the slightest inkling to detach in fear, I hope you remember to move with trust and love.

The Hermit

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Detached trying to find the meaning of life is when I reconnected with myself.

A reunion that could only take place in complete solitude.

To know what your heart truly desires, you must first know who you are as an individual.

So, I chose to fall in love with the silence.

I chose to look within rather than out.

I chose to be selective with my time.

I gave myself the freedom to reevaluate and question everything.

The greatest revelation: being alone does not mean lonely.

I found that the company of myself is the most peaceful solace I know.

12/11/23

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We say, “Free Palestine.”

They claim anti-Semitism.

We post, “Free Palestine.”

They say we are uninformed.

We march peacefully chanting, “Free Palestine.”

They label you a threat.

No matter what, your alliance with Palestine will always be a problem.

For the freedom fighters in Palestine who are begging to be heard…

We hear you.

Today, we tried to show the world what solidarity can do.

History Repeats

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100 years from now, the president of the United States will give a public apology for the crimes committed in Palestine.

They will speak of the injustices, the propaganda, how this was a shameful dark time in American history, and call it what it is – a genocide.

This is happening right now – children being murdered, bloodlines being completely wiped out, desperate cries for a cease fire.

This is all unfolding in real time.

This apology will come. And what a shame that this realization will come decades too late.

Why wait when Palestinians are being murdered, displaced, and traumatized right now?

The children of the future will open up their textbooks and learn about this tumultuous time, and how the United States funded this genocide.

History repeats itself time and time again, yet we never learn the lesson.

I’ve always wondered what part I would play during historic revolutions.

One day, the future generations will ask what you did at this exact moment.

We don’t have to wait centuries to admit that what’s happening in Palestine is wrong and unethical.

We won’t need the future generations to apologize for our current actions if we are taking action now.

Palestine, I’m sorry we’re failing you.

Answered

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Note to self –

You are living what you once prayed for

at this exact moment in your life.

You can get so caught up on the next thing

that you forget you’re currently living a prayer.

Stand still for a moment and take it in.

That peace you used to beg the universe for?

The desire to better your life?

The inner happiness you hoped for?

The natural gratitude for all you have?

The “hopefully one day” wish your heart dreamed of?

That day is here. It’s right now.

How beautiful it is to live an answered prayer.

Ride The Waves

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I used to try to swim against the current.

In my mind, I had to at least attempt to swim past… right?

I take pride in the fact that I never give up.

That makes me strong. Resilient. A fighter.

But trying and giving my all was leading me to drown.

With each stroke, I found myself under water.

I would try to catch my breath as I mustered the courage to try yet again.

Frustration and disappointment would be an understatement.

I couldn’t comprehend why I was in the same exact position

no matter how hard I tried to swim through and weather the storm.

Each failed attempt was disheartening, but I still tried repeatedly.

My logic was this: With so much time spent,

what a shame it would be to have my efforts be for nothing.

So I continued to swim against the currents,

still baffled every single time I found myself drowning.

It took a while for me to learn from my mistakes.

Until one day, I decided to do something different – the unthinkable.

I was exhausted, hanging by a thread spiritually, and at my breaking point –

I decided to give up the fight and see where the waves take me.

My guard was still up, ready to start aggressively swimming

the moment I felt things were going south.

But I decided to trust the waves…

Maybe they were trying to tell me something this whole time.

I took a deep breath, and let the current take me wherever I had to go.

I didn’t resist or panic, but I was afraid.

Still, I decided to trust the process and surrender to what was.

The waves continued to crash down on me.

I feared that I made a huge mistake, but I resisted the urge to swim.

I started to ride the waves instead of trying to go against them.

I took each wave slowly, one by one, until I was in calmer waters.

After a while, I saw that I was being led to a beautiful place.

I found myself in the eye of the storm.

Now I understand what it means to weather a storm within myself.

Like the waves, everything comes and goes as it should.

Ride the waves instead of resisting them.

You’ll be surprised to see that you are floating.

False Mirrors

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You claimed to be my mirror –

forced me to see who I “really am.”

You pointed out my flaws,

all of my shortcomings,

and anything that you didn’t like.

Nothing about me ever got passed you, did it?

But your mirror is fogged –

clouded by your false judgements of me.

You forced the mirror to my face,

and screamed at me to see myself the way you do.

But I don’t. I won’t. And I never will.

For I know my heart is as pure as they come.

Now I know, the mirror you were forcing onto me,

is really just a reflection of yourself.

Fuck your false mirrors.

I can see myself clearly now.

Yes, I’ve Changed

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“You’ve changed.”

I know, and I’m glad.

What a shame it would be to remain the same.

To some, my growth can be seen as negative,

but I beg to differ.

The adjustments I’m making is growth.

The change you see is healing.

The difference in my mood is peace.

And I wear all of them well.

My progress is only offensive to those

who refuse to grow with me.

Now, I force nothing.

You call it a shame,

I call it an internal evolution.

You say I’ve changed,

and I say, “Thank you.”