Raise your hand if your in love with the person you were in High School.⠀
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I’m assuming the audience is close to silent right now.⠀
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Raise your hand if you yelled at the kiddos this morning before daycare,⠀
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And love that person.⠀
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Raise your hand if you were snippy towards a coworker within the last week,⠀
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And wish you could go back.⠀
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Well guess what friends,⠀
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We can’t go back.⠀
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But what we can do,⠀
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Is start over.⠀
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Right here.⠀
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Right now.⠀
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We don’t have to be that person we used to be.⠀
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We don’t have to be that person that we were eight hours ago.⠀
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We have the power of NOW.⠀
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In this minute.⠀
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In this moment.⠀
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You are enough.⠀
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You are worthy.⠀
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And every single second, is a chance for a new start.⠀
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Push past the old, no matter how many minutes, weeks, or years it has been.⠀
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And start being the you that you want to be…⠀
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Right now. ⠀
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Well isn’t this vulnerable?⠀
Show up when I’m still growing?⠀
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Like- when I’m still a mess?⠀
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Trying to figure it all out?⠀
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In the midst of mistakes?⠀
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And chaos?⠀
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And uncertainty?⠀
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Why yes, doll. That is the answer.⠀
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Show up while you are still growing!⠀
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Why? You ask?⠀
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Because the process is beautiful.⠀
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The process is pure.⠀
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The process is raw.⠀
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The process is part of your journey.⠀
Embrace it all- mistakes, chaos, uncertainty- ALL. OF. IT.⠀
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People love you for ALL of you. ⠀
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The parts the were shiny from the beginning,⠀
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The parts that have a bit of gleam.⠀
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And the parts that are rusty, peeling, and making all sorts of wrong noises.⠀
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Let the world see you.⠀
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All of you.⠀
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Beause it’s beautful.⠀
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Sending so much love to you today <3 ⠀
This ? is? so? true? ⠀
Here we sit⠀
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Day after day⠀
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Questioning our being, our existence, our abilities⠀
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While homegirl next to us is in awe!⠀
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She’s inspired!⠀
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She’s looking up to you.⠀
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And you don’t even know it!⠀
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You have NO idea!⠀
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Let’s turn the tables…⠀
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Have you ever been inspired by someone?⠀
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How about- how many times have you been inspired by someone who likely had no idea?⠀
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Right!? ALL. OF. US. HAVE.⠀
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Which means we have likely all inspired without knowing it too!⠀
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Sis- halt that doubt because wrapped inside of that doubt is some amazing potential!⠀
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Warrior on my friends!⠀
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Sending you so much love today! <3 ⠀
This quote was shared with me at a military conference.⠀
And it hit me HARD!⠀
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Like really hard!⠀
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Do you find yourself leading others without success?⠀
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How about without success from a few specific people?⠀
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Do you seem to keep getting caught up in the same battles?⠀
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Desiring something that they aren’t giving?⠀
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Repeating yourself over and over?⠀
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Giving up on them?⠀
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Let’s be honest, some people just aren’t cut out for the job.⠀
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But before we get to that point⠀
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Ask yourself⠀
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“Do I understand their story?”⠀
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Do I understand what motivates them?⠀
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Do I understand what the toughest obstacles are for them?⠀
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Do I understand what makes them tick?⠀
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Do I understand what paralyzes them?⠀
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If the answer is “no”, there’s work to be done my friend.⠀
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Lead. Love. Understand.⠀
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Sending love to you all today <3⠀
This is the chair.
Not just any chair, THE chair.
To many, this chair might look like a nice, modern, possibly comfy, but possibly stiff, beautifully colored living room chair.
To others, this may look more like a dorm room chair, where a college student both works on their homework and uses as a dresser drawer for clothing.
But this is neither of those. .
This chair is much different than that. .
This chair is a chair of clients.
This is a chair that has seen hurt, anger, resentment, and sorrow.
This is a chair that has seen happiness, success, humor, and bravery.
This chair has felt heartache, streams of tears, bleeding hearts, and hopeless thoughts.
This chair hears the stories of mom’s who have lost their babies, dad’s who have numbed with substances, and kid’s who have no idea their story is tough enough to shatter most people’s hearts and belief in humanity.
This chair has felt the emotions of people grateful their end of life plan failed, hopeful to create life after years of infertility, kids who realized they do have safe people around them, and people who got to tell stories of justice served.
This chair, is a therapy chair.
And this chair provides hope, healing, comfort, and applause for those going through the tough, tough times.
This chair is waiting for you, whenever you need it, wherever you need it.
Help is all around. Be kind to one another. Watch out for one another. Love one another. Learn to love ourselves. And if you need help finding the right chair for you or a friend, I would be more than willing to send you in the right direction.
Sending you all so much love today.
