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Remembering that you always pull through

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Beautiful, Courageous Girl,

You have been through a lot, and you always pulled through. You are a champ at pulling through! Sure, there were some things that you may have done differently given the chance, but all in all, you made it through every storm, every fire and up every mountain.

When is the last time you sat down to REALLLLY think about how far you have come? When is the last time you listed all of the things you have learned, all of the weaknesses you have overcome and all of the times you chose to see the good stuff even though the bad stuff seemed to outweigh it?

Sometimes you just need to tally it all up. We all forget how far we have come and we only focus on how far we still have to go. Imagine having to run a marathon and never knowing how many miles you have run, you would probably feel like it would never end!

You are so much further along that you think you are. You are so much stronger than you think you are. You have done so much more in the world than you think you have.

Sit down today and really think about the long path that has brought you to now and pat yourself on the back a little. You did a great job!!! And you will continue to do a great job.

Thanks for being so brave. You inspire more people than you will ever know! And you are so very very loved.

xoxo

Courtesy of the Brave Girls Club

Outwhispering the Gremlins

Dear Shanda,

I hear those Gremlins, and jeez - they’re some mean little suckers.

I’m sorry. I can’t make them go away. They think they’re there to protect you, and no matter how I try, they just won’t skedaddle.

But I promise you this. If you listen to me, you will no longer make decisions based on those voices of fear anymore.

More so than Gremlins, I will always protect you, I will always keep you safe, and I will never lead you astray.

So take my hand, precious. Silence those Gremlins. Hear my voice. Know my truth. Choose with me.

Outwhispering the Gremlins,
Your Inner Pilot Light