Respect me, not because I respect you, but because I deserve your respect.
NAJWA ZEBIANYou don’t need to explain why you’re protecting your soul from harm. You really don’t.
More Najwa Zebian Quotes
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Take responsibility for the choices you could have made but restrained yourself from making.
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Do you know what it feels like to be wounded and told that you caused the wound to yourself by choosing to be where the harm landed?
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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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I broke my soul trying to mend yours.
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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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Broken wings are a sign of struggle and strength.
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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 blame life for what you do. That is so selfish and ignorant on your behalf.
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A heart does turn cold unless it’s been treated with coldness for a while.
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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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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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Don’t judge people and expect them to stand by your side.
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Whatever you do, do it with purpose.
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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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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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