#ann

It's hard to imagine a place like that really exists. People have been judging me my whole life. ↗

#beautiful-darkness #eathan-wate #john #kami-garcia #lena

You can recognize survivors by their creativity. In soulful, insightful, gentle, and nurturing creations, they often express the inner beauty they brought out of childhood storms. ↗

— Jeanne McElvaney

#abuse-survivors #childhood-abuse #childhood-sexual-abuse #effects-of-child-abuse #harrietta-s-happenstance

Possibilities are a mysterious beauty. They tease us to explore while our inner child cheers because an adventure is waiting. ↗

— Jeanne McElvaney

#being-happy #change-your-life #gotospirit-com #jeanne-mcelvaney #life-purpose

Boys,” said Amelia as she and Patrick stepped forward with the last gift, “Can you never give anyone anything useful?” At the same time Danny and Mason broke out into grins and said, “But those are useful.” Amelia shook her head, her blond curls cascading beautifully around her. ↗

— Micalea Smeltzer

#danny #mason #beauty

He had no fear for there was nothing to fear. He was going to a better place. Katie told him have no fear God had called him his was pain and suffering was to coming to an end. It was the next stage of their life together. This was a beautiful place where there was no pain and suffering but lots of Gods work to be done. As a social worker he had helped a lot of families in Kerry and his life had achieved a lot. Emma felt Katie’s presence and prayed to her to take him quickly he had suffered too much already. Ronan was on life support ↗

— Annette J. Dunlea

#annette-j-dunlea #irish-writer #beauty

For example, in Paris, if one desires to buy something, you enter the store and say "Good morning, sir" or "madam," depending on what is appropriate, you wait until you are greeted, you make polite chitchat about the weather or some such, and when the salesperson asks what they can do for you, then and only then do you bring up the vulgar business of the transaction you require. ↗

— Craig Ferguson

#manners #paris #business

...sometimes we can’t enjoy the bloom of a rose because we’re too busy crying over being pricked by the thorn. ↗

— Suzannah Daniels

#ghostly-encounter #inspiration #life #mia #randall

I had some Mexican for dinner. Who knew cannibalism could be so tasty? ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#dinner #food #funny #humor #change

Smartass Disciple: Master, that guy’s teaching is somehow annoying me. Master of Stupidity: Only as long as you stay tuned for pissed-off channel. ↗

— Toba Beta

#change-the-channel #humor #life #stay-tuned-for #change

When we shift from trying to figure it out to feeling our way, insight arrives. ↗