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Some People Come Into Our Lives for a Reason

Daily Encouragement Some People Come Into Our Lives for a Reason Have you ever looked back and thought about someone who came into your life at just the right time? Maybe you didn’t understand it then. You just knew you needed them. Maybe they made you laugh when you really needed to. Maybe they listened. […]

Worry Doesn’t Change the Outcome

Daily Encouragement Worry Doesn’t Change the Outcome Worry has a way of making us feel as though we are doing something. As if thinking about every possible outcome, replaying every conversation, or imagining what could go wrong might somehow prepare us for what comes next. But so often, worry simply takes us away from the […]

What We See in Each Other

Daily Encouragement What We See in Each Other Self love and compassion can change the way we see both ourselves and the people around us. Loving yourself does not mean believing you are better than anyone else. Perhaps true self-love makes it easier to recognize something familiar in the people around us. We all know […]

The Things That Keep Calling You

Daily Encouragement The Things That Keep Calling You Maybe purpose is not something you suddenly discover one day. Maybe it is something that keeps finding you. It may show up in the conversations you never get tired of having. In the problems you feel drawn to help solve. In the experiences that changed you and […]

When Awareness Helps Us See What Fear Has Hidden

Daily Encouragement When Awareness Helps Us See What Fear Has Hidden Sometimes denial is not about refusing to see the truth. Sometimes it is about being afraid of what we might find if we do. We may tell ourselves that everything is fine when something inside us knows it isn’t. We may avoid a difficult […]

Seeing More Than One Side

Daily Encouragement Seeing More Than One Side Sometimes, it is easy to become so certain of our own feelings that we forget there may be another side to the story. That does not mean our feelings are wrong. It does not mean we have to agree with someone else’s choices or pretend that something did […]

Everyone Is Carrying Something

Daily Encouragement Everyone Is Carrying Something It is easy to look at other people and assume their lives are easier than ours. We see the smiles. The accomplishments. The moments they choose to share with the world. But we rarely see the full picture. Everyone is carrying something. Some people are facing challenges that are […]

What Challenges Can Teach Us

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Courage Doesn’t Always Look Brave

Daily Encouragement Courage Doesn’t Always Look Brave Sometimes courage doesn’t look the way we imagine it should. It isn’t always standing tall without fear or boldly facing something with complete confidence. Sometimes courage looks like making the phone call you’ve been avoiding. Sometimes it looks like saying goodbye. Sometimes it looks like asking for help […]

You Don’t Have to Be Hard to Be Strong

Daily Encouragement You Don’t Have to Be Hard to Be Strong There is a common belief that strength means being tough. That strong people do not cry easily. They do not get hurt. They handle everything on their own and never let the world see the parts of them that feel tender. But that isn’t […]