Respect me, not because I respect you, but because I deserve your respect.
NAJWA ZEBIANTo the heart in you, don’t be afraid to feel. To the sun in you, don’t be afraid to shine. To the love in you, don’t be afraid to heal. To the ocean in you, don’t be afraid to rage. To the silence in you, don’t be afraid to break.
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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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Broken wings are a sign of struggle and strength.
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Own your healing as you’ve owned your pain.
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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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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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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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I broke my soul trying to mend yours.
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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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If they don’t appreciate your presence, they may never recognize your absence.
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I fell in love with you the day you showed me your soul. And I spent days, months, and a year and part of a year realizing that you covered your soul again because you could not handle the love that I was touching you with.
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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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If you gave them once the love that they did not deserve, they will come back for more.
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I may have been successful at giving, but I never know when to stop.
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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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