That’s the one
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Yes.
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Beautiful girl, when you are finished falling, after you hit rock bottom and watch yourself come apart into a million pieces, no one is staying to help you collect yourself, no one is sticking around to pick through your pieces to decide which parts of you are worth keeping. That’s for you to decide. So stay down for as long as you need to. This is the most important part. Take your time. Pay attention. You already broke. So the easy part is over. Go slow… I know, you thought the breaking was the most painful chapter. It wasn’t. Turn the page. The next part is much longer. It’s the healing. The rise. The comeback. It’s the birth of the new you. And it’s not easy. But you are strong and brave and worth it. You’ll have to leave a lot of yourself behind, you’ll have to let go of all the parts of you that you’ve outgrown. We’re not making ourselves small anymore. We’re not bending to fit where we don’t belong anymore. Do you hear me? We’re going all in. Count your wounds, every scar ripped open, every drop of blood you bled like a promise, every tear you cried like a bet in the name of crossing your whole heart, your whole soul, was all for this moment. Right here. Right now. You had to hurt like that to get here to this version of you who knows exactly who she is, who she’s not, who she will never be again. Drop the apologies, babe. We’re not sorry anymore for who we are, we’re not sorry for what we had to do to get here, and we’re not sorry for the time it took to learn our worth. Step out of the box of all you were supposed to be, according to everyone who wasn’t you, and walk into the you, who’s comfortable in her own skin. It’s time. You earned it. We no longer wear the expectations of anyone else and we no longer let anyone else decide what we’re worth. Because we know now. We finally know.
And now it’s time to celebrate it.
Get up, babe. It does not hurt anymore.
Now go show YOU what you’re made of.
-Stephanie Bennett-Henry
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“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”
– Carl Bard
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Great inspiration 
There’s a good active thread if you would like to join us on it.
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I thought it would be helpful to start a thread of motivational words. Share something that helps you refocus when you’re having a hard time. I keep a list of them on my phone, but I think it would be great to share with one another!
You have a space that belongs only to you. It’s your thoughts, your attitudes, and your emotions. It’s who you spend time with. It’s what you watch and listen to. That’s your atmosphere. That’s what you have control over. The reason people live worried, offended, and negative is because they let everything in. They consume the news constantly, they read all the posts, they surround themselves with people who are negative and narrow minded. Somebody says something they don’t agree with, or cuts them off in traffic - that can ruin their entire day. The problem is that they’re not controlling their own atmosphere. You have to be careful what you allow in. You can’t stop every negative thing from coming, but you can stop it from suffocating and eating away your spirit.
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I love this idea! I will have to think about some of my favorites or what I use most often and post them 
Not a meme, but an organization that helps promote connection and community as a way of healing. Seek Healing is based in Asheville, NC, USA. They do, however, offer some of their services online. I find their work fascinating and inspiring and wanted to share it with you.
See their calendar for online opportunities to connect…
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24 hours a day, AA thought for the day, July 9
Disillusionment and spiritual confusion mark our age. Many of us have cast aside old ideas without acquiring new ones. Many men and women are creeping through life on their hands and knees, merely because they refuse to rely on any power but themselves. Many of them feel that they are being brave and independent, but actually they are only courting disaster. Anxiety and the inferiority complex have become the greatest of all modern plagues. In A.A. we have the answer to these ills.
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