Inspirations

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Working with New Sprouts

Make time to filter through your reactions and wisely choose what you wish to grow. Changes happen constantly and care is required to determine the root of what starts to grow. Appreciate whatever sprouts and tend to the blooms that add to your existence!

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A Grading, A Periodical Review

We are taught to follow certain orders and aim for perfection. We should never forget to re-evaluate ourselves on our terms and accept feedback as assistive tools. Without mistakes or external opinions, we wouldn’t continue growing with the changes. Let every review received be a time to assess yourself and figure out how you will move forward.

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Opportunity to Reacquaint

 To prevent myself from believing that life is against me when I meet an opposition, I pay attention to the change and concentrate on knowing myself through it. A challenge indicates something I did not consider and accepting it is my agreement to learn

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The Life of a Sapling

Imagining what it is like to be a tree while relating to the human experience, I feel peaceful that we are one and the same. Independence and community are supportive during the storms and we all continue growing.

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Instead of Perfection

Living with epilepsy taught me that perfection is an illusion. When changes occur, it is best that I know myself, be willing to do my best and work with what is available. Changes are continuous in any situation and I can only offer my best at the moment. What does not turn out has the potential to offer something new.

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Share Yourself as One

Imagine yourself as the blooming flower that you are and open yourself to share beauty. Reach for your light, blossom out of the darkness staying grounded while discovering new heights.

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No Room for Doubt

 My core goal is to grow myself. Every example I compare to is an opportunity to expand in a new way. Setting my own heights and competing with myself lets me progress according to my life’s direction one step at a time.

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No Loss of Enthusiasm

Being aware of change and trusting that I don’t have to know, success is in my ability to experience what is happening. Accepting whatever comes my way reminds me that I am a part of something greater. Continuous growth makes challenges into wonders to discover.

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A Indomitable Will

 I've spent a lifetime striving for my physical capability and realize now that my spirit speaks louder than my body alone could ever achieve. I know that when I am physically lacking I have the choice to adapt mentally so I can appreciate and grow with the situation.

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Enjoy Every Step

 Enjoyment is possible in any situation when I choose to tap into the wonder and concentrate only on what I can control. Admitting that I don’t know liberates me to enjoy situations like adventures. A constant mindset of learning helps me to uncover what I would otherwise miss when I insist that I know. Life is an adventure when there is something to discover.

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Encouragement to Change

When I perceive an opposition as a sign for change, I don’t stay frustrated because I see it as an opportunity to grow. What could have been an annoyance evolves into a blessing as I openly flow with the experience. Failure is never a hindrance when I’m discovering more!


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Admitting Disability

Disability is not something that is against us that must be fixed to prove our worth, it is something everyone can recognize in moments of uncertainty and grow from it. Disability is a motivation to pay attention to our ability and apply it to the situation. Recognize that disability is something that everyone encounters on their journey to grow. 


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