For every breath that catches the attention of my lungs – I am grateful.
ALYCE TAYLOR
ALYCE TAYLOR
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Alyce Taylor54 quotes“For every breath that catches the attention of my lungs – I am grateful.”
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More breath than mind. More moon silk than sunbeam. More bone than break.
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Alyce TaylorAlyce Taylor Never be afraid to fall apart in front of the stars. They do not twinkle with judgment.
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Alyce TaylorAlyce Taylor I am learning to forgive all those who are not sorry.
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Alyce TaylorAlyce Taylor I stepped into love with grace. I stepped out of love with grace. The beginning was beautiful. The ending was beautiful.
Alyce TaylorAlyce Taylor The irony of crashing into me is I will show you what safety looks like.
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Alyce TaylorAlyce Taylor Don’t strive to become more. Strive to become whole.
Alyce TaylorAlyce Taylor You were so gentle with my messy burdens, my tender wounds and the cracks in my broken soul that I became gentle with them, too.
Alyce TaylorAlyce Taylor I am mystic bones and a curious heart. Pain and joy and stardust skin. A sacred soul container. Time and space and matter and illusion. Expansion and contraction. A breathing universe.
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Teresa PeresTeresa Peres But it was now time for her to go away-to find someone who could show her what happiness was.
Lang LeavLang Leav Just because you haven’t seen how wonderful, beautiful, and special she is, doesn’t mean no one else will.
Norah RoseNorah Rose A memory is a star or a stain.
Aneena BijuAneena Biju Love her, but don’t forget to leave her wild.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson Do your own thing and live your way of happiness.
Emily BockEmily Bock I’ve experienced departure far too much to have the courage and call anyone my own.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi More often than I am not, all I need is the rise of my own lungs – I am already complete.
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If you have to talk to more than three people about the same problem, you don’t want help, you want attention.
Naomi CampbellNaomi Campbell Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because. they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.
Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge Don’t workout because you think you ‘need’ to, do it because your body deserves love, respect and healthy attention.
Demi LovatoDemi Lovato Place your attention 6 inches above your crown. God is breathing in and out there.
Lauryn HillLauryn Hill We fear rejection, want attention, crave affection, and dream of perfection.
Mac MillerMac Miller Suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is the public good, and as long as it stays within proper bounds. Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel.
Patrick HenryPatrick Henry I enjoy countless hundreds pursuing me. I love those who love me the most. I am sort of flattered by men showing attention to me.
Hedy LamarrHedy Lamarr Pay less attention to what you hear about someone, and more to what you learn about them as you make the effort.
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