For them to see you shine, you must stay far away, for you are just like the sun, when you are too close, you light makes them blind. And when you are too far, they seek you. So let them seek you.
NAJWA ZEBIANIf they don’t appreciate your presence, they may never recognize your absence.
More Najwa Zebian Quotes
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You were my home for so long. Now I realize that humans cannot be homes. If homes can leave, then they are not homes.
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You don’t need to explain why you’re protecting your soul from harm. You really don’t.
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It was the weirdest thing ever. I said to myself: why are people always so okay with not having me in their lives?
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Being a leader is about leading your own mind’s logic and leading your heart’s reason. Be cognizant of the decisions that your mind and heart make, and your life will be much more meaningful and rewarding.
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Today I decided to forgive you. Not because you apologized, or because you acknowledged the pain that you caused me, but because my soul deserves peace.
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These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.
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A heart does turn cold unless it’s been treated with coldness for a while.
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Letting go does not mean that you are giving up or that you are weak. It could just mean that you are no longer allowing what hurts you to control you.
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If I only give you what you deserve, at least keep me away from what I don’t deserve.
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Own your healing as you’ve owned your pain.
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The reality you live in is partially up to you. The fantasy you live in is entirely up to you.
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Letting go does not mean that you are giving up ir that you are weak. It could just mean that you are no longer allowing what hurts you to control you.
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To you, it is much easier to not say a word. To me, I choke on my words if I do not say them. What truly hurts me is that you know that your silence infects a storm in my mind yet you choose it oh so easily.
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When pain knocks on your door, welcome it. Let it in. Sit with it. Have tea with it. Understand it. Then let it leave.
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If they don’t appreciate your presence, they may never recognize your absence.
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