Don’t see the worst in a person and expect them to see the best in you.
NAJWA ZEBIANYou were my home for so long. Now I realize that humans cannot be homes. If homes can leave, then they are not homes.
More Najwa Zebian Quotes
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Life is not fair, but we can choose to be fair humans even if life or other humans choose to be unfair to us.
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Respect me, not because I respect you, but because I deserve your respect.
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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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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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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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If you ever get the chance to treat them the way they treated you, I hope you choose to walk away and do better.
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Broken wings are a sign of struggle and strength.
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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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Your opinion of me does not equal my self-worth.
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I’d rather be disappointed by the truth than satisfied with a lie.
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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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My heart aches in corners I did not know existed.
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I broke my soul trying to mend yours.
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Never wish them pain. That’s not who you are. If they caused you pain, they must have pain inside. Wish them healing. That’s what they need.
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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.
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Don’t break a bird’s wings and then tell it to fly. Don’t break a heart and then tell it to love.
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I may have been successful at giving, but I never know when to stop.
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Take responsibility for the choices you could have made but restrained yourself from making.
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You can draw a path for your life and have all of your goals set. You can change yourself as much as possible and change things around you just to reach those goals.
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When you know what are you are doing and have a clear vision of where you are going, you will not need to chase opportunities. Opportunities will seek you. Happiness will chase you. And, instead of being a choice, you will be the one choosing.
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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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The reality you live in is partially up to you. The fantasy you live in is entirely up to you.
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These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.
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Don’t blame life for what you do. That is so selfish and ignorant on your behalf.
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