A heart does turn cold unless it’s been treated with coldness for a while.
NAJWA ZEBIANWhen pain knocks on your door, welcome it. Let it in. Sit with it. Have tea with it. Understand it. Then let it leave.
More Najwa Zebian Quotes
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My home will never welcome me if I don’t welcome me.
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You may be a disaster for a day, a month, or a year. Just don’t be a disaster forever.
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These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.
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I am no longer defined by what happened to me, but by who I am.
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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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Respect me, not because I respect you, but because I deserve your respect.
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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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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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The truth can be seen, but it is not believed until it is openly said.
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Keep your heart beautiful. The world needs that.
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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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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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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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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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