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acceptance

This is life, as far as I can see.

March 11, 2019 By Leslie Ralph Leave a Comment

abstract watercolor with text that reads: As far as I can see, it will be me who restores this heart to peace

As far as I can see, there’s been nothing wrong with me. But all this time, I thought I was broken. All this time, I feared what I might find inside. All this time, I saw myself as unsafe. And all this time, I wondered why I hadn’t fixed it yet. As far as I…

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Filed Under: Live Free, Love You, Poetry, Words Tagged With: acceptance, inner peace, mindfulness, self-acceptance, self-compassion, self-love, words of wisdom

To the voice in my head, I love you.

March 5, 2019 By Leslie Ralph Leave a Comment

She’d tell me all the ways I wasn’t enough, and I’d shrink at her words. It’s not big enough, grand enough, fast enough. You’re not smart enough, kind enough, good enough. I don’t feel pleased enough, proud enough, sure enough, she said. I could do anything to set it right, but it was never enough, and…

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Filed Under: Grounding, Lightness, Live Free, Love You, Words Tagged With: acceptance, healing words, letting go, radical acceptance, self-acceptance, self-compassion, self-love

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I'm a writer and artist on a mission to leave this world a little brighter than I found it. Read More…

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