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1 " I will stretch my hands up to the sky,to say, “I am afraid but I will try, "
― Morgan Harper Nichols , All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living
2 " And maybe not everyone will have time for me,And maybe there will be people who feel I am too much,But I have learned that I am still worthy of Love,and that is more than enough. "
3 " When you find yourself falling into the pit of anxiety, remember the ladder of hope that reminds you there is no reason to be afraid. There is still a way out of this, and you are still capable—not perfect, but capable—and you have permission to try to climb again. Even if your hands shake, and your knees are weaker from the fall, you can still trade your fears of tomorrow with hope for today: the courageous decision to climb on anyway out of the pit of anxious thoughts.There is no reason to live afraid. "
4 " While we are trying to make sense of things,may we learn to make peace with things. "
5 " Choosing to have joyis not naively thinkingeverythingwill be easy.It is courageouslybelievingthat there isstill hope,even whenthings get hard. "
6 " find momentsbetween breathsbetween midnight and mornings,when no one is speakingand no one is singingbut God-Sent-Love is breathing. "
7 " As sure as the watermakes waypast the river stones,so does hope carry youpast the depthof your unknowns,under fogged and white-gray skiesthat demandthe most of tired eyes,the sound of the rushing rivergently speaks:all is passing,truly passing. "
8 " no matter how dark the night,in the morning, Light pours through,filling every corner of the room. "
9 " If you find yourself strugglingto see past your imperfectionsbecause you cannot figure out howwhat’s torn apart can come together,may you know in your soul that the answer is not found in thinking,feeling,doing,but in trusting in what is Greater than you. "
10 " Living in the moment is learning how to live between the big moments. It is learning how to make the most of the in-betweens and having the audacity to make those moments just as exciting. "
11 " You may not have chosen your surroundings, but you can choose to find life in them. "
12 " She no longer had the desire to bend herself into the frame of photographs where she was unwelcome "
13 " Even though you have learned the skill of running on empty, now is the time to learn the art of breathing deep all over again, "
14 " Even when there are a thousand things to do, cherish these unrushed moments. Make room in your heart for them. There will be many mountains to climb, but always make time to find the pastures where you can rest. "
15 " Let today be the day you are kind to yourself and focus on believing what is beautiful and true. And this does not mean you ignore your imperfections. It means, in spite of them, you believe there is beauty to you. "
16 " But no matter who staysor who walked away,remember all the thingsthey taught you. "
17 " So take photographs of everything:ordinary things,simple things,between the doorand by the window things.Light-ridden and shadow-heavy things.Forever things.Fleeting things.Take photographs of everything. "
18 " Never let anyone who cannot bear your pain make you feel you are unbearable. Not everyone is capable of walking with you, but that does not mean you are not worthy of belonging. "
19 " A few years ago, on a particularly cold autumn day, I found myself in a pit of self-doubt. Yet I was beginning to realize that if I ever wanted to grow, I couldn’t stay there. I realized that I could spend the rest of my life doubting myself, or I could make the brave decision to work through self-doubt and allow myself to be stretched in ways I had not been before.Excerpt From: Morgan Harper Nichols. “All Along You Were Blooming.” iBooks. "
20 " Even the dull moments that make you long to be elsewhere, will prepare you for where you want to be, and you will have gratitude when you arrive there. "
