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Centering oneself isn’t difficult. But it does require concerted efforts, namely awareness, commitment, accountability, and, above all, intentionality.

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You are allowed to appreciate your warmest memories without wanting to run back to them. Sometimes, the people who were instrumental to you in the past no longer serve you in the present. Sometimes, you’re meant to move on without the people and places that have shaped you. Even though it hurts to say goodbye, you cannot remain in the same place forever. Once you outgrow your surroundings, you owe it to yourself to move on.

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It can be hard to believe the best in humanity when all you see and hear is the worst. But if you look around you, you will see that is not the case.

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No one can be happy all of the time.

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The karma for people who have taken advantage of our kindness is not for us to contemplate.

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For the first time in my life, I am choosing now over the promises of the future.

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At this moment, as you sit firmly grounded to the Earth, you are also grounded within yourself.

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Start with putting one foot in front of another and committing to each step.

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When we stop to pace ourselves and appreciate the present, we are more powerful than we would otherwise be either dwelling on the past or worrying about the future.

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This is me falling in love with the act of loving others and being loved. I am falling in love with discovering new passions and interests.