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“mind your own magic and let people believe whatever they want while you alchemize your intentions and become the best version of yourself regardless of their perceptions.”
— billy chapata
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“walking down your authentic path can be one of the loneliest roads to travel on because the longer you’re on it, the more you realize that only a select few will be compatible with who you are with no mask on.”
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“december, detach me from any dead roots and plant me in energy that breathes life into my intentions, unbind me from expired versions of myself and allow me to hold hands with growth. may i recognize what compromises my authenticity so i never fall out of alignment with my truth.”
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“november, keep me in close proximity with my truth and grant the discernment to recognize what pulls me away from it, invite energy that feeds my authenticity and close the door on anything that starves it. may i find love in being for me even if it makes anyone uncomfortable.”
— billy chapata
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“october, plant me in soils of certainty and uproot me from any energy that brings chaos, weed out anything or anyone that disrupts my bloom and let the newfound awareness show me what deserves to be watered and what should be ignored. protect my garden and cultivate it with love.”
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“the more inner work i do, the more protective i am of the world i’ve created within me and the more selective i am of who gets to experience it.”
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“you can forgive someone and still want absolutely nothing to do with them. you can create distance from them with no resentment attached.”
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“september, elevate my perspective and lower my tolerance for anything pushing me out of alignment, nourish my self-assurance and starve any feelings of comparison. water my discernment with love so flowers can grow from all my decisions. may i find clarity every time i choose me.”
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“being misunderstood and knowing that it has nothing to do with you, is a superpower.”
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