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What I know is that there is hope in the air, and that is what’s important. A chance to start again.

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Right now I’m breathing in the hope for tomorrow. I’m exhaling my frustration, my stress, my anxiety. I’m releasing. And beginning again.

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Unfollow negative feeds.

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Release the grip yesterday has on your soul and remind yourself that though it might not leave you right away, you are not bound by it.

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Mistakes do not equate to weakness; believing that we are incapable because of those mistakes does.

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The truth is, our lives are going to be hard, even if and when we pray or listen or rely on Him. But in all things, all moments, all days, all challenges—He is good.

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Sometimes God uses the tough moments to teach us. That we do not have to exist here on our own. That we should never carry burdens without help. That we are infinitely valuable, even when we don’t believe or see this worth.

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Pain is not meant to end you. Bad days are not all there is. Weakness is not what defines you. And the broken pieces of you do not reflect who you are.

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In 2018, put yourself on the top of your priority list. Put yourself first. Start believing that you are a force to be reckoned with, instead of believing that you are nothing. Start believing that your heart is so much more precious than you have ever remembered. And start believing that you, and your soul, are made to be loved.

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What defines you is what you choose to be defined by.