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[insidemymind025]

You are not defined by what broke you, but by how you rise

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Hey, darling? You've got this. I know it'll be hard. I know it's so so difficult to take that first step. But you can do this. Darling, you were born to do this. Today is the day. Your day. And darling, one day this is going to be the day you measure your whole life from. 💛 // June 2017: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise // Song: "A Palace of Cedar," by Blue Dot Sessions. From the Free Music Archive. CC by 3.0 US. Pen: Skilcraft Liquid Magnus and Tombow Dual Brush Black. ------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #inspire #handlettering #handwritten #learncalligraphy #thegoodtype #typedesign #typelove #relax #letteringart #letters #handmadefont #calligraphy #watercolor #letteringvideo #kellyletters #typography #tombow #tombowus #typewriter #typewriterseries #typewritten #typedesign #letters #letteringart #letterpress #printdesign #penandink

[marisadonnelly]

You are defined by how you believe and by how you rise.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ _____⠀ #definition #selfdefinition #howyourise #risingup #newbeginnings #strength #findingstrength #selflove #lovingyourself #youarestrong #qotd #quotes #quotecatalog #spilledwords #spilledthoughts #marisadonnelly #writersofig #writersofinstagram #writercommunity

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You are going to feel empty, darling. But you're going to be filled, too. You're going to win some and lose some. You're going to have the days you feel on top of the world-- and yes, the days you feel it's on your shoulders. Life is about balance, sweet soul. And knowing that for every bad day or month or year-- there are good ones coming. It's about keeping focused when you're trudging through the tough parts-- one foot in front of the other. Walking you into a new day. Try to remember that although the hard parts are, well, hard-- try to remember that they don't last. For some reason we all struggle to remember that. What you're walking through? It's going to work out. And you're going to be ok. So darling, please remember this-- this part is not forever. Even if you're a little empty now. Your balance is coming. Hang on. 💛 // June 2017: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise (music by Bensound.com) ------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #inspire #handlettering #handwritten #learncalligraphy #thegoodtype #typedesign #typelove #relax #letteringart #letters #handmadefont #calligraphy #watercolor #letteringvideo #kellyletters #typography #tombow #tombowus #typewriter #typewriterseries #typewritten #typedesign #letters #letteringart #letterpress #printdesign #penandink

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I don't need you to save me. Or fix me. Darling, I just need you to love me while I'm out here learning how to love myself. 💛 // June 2017: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise --------------------------------------------------- Song: "Homegrown" by Blue Dot Sessions. From the Free Music Archive. CC BY-NC 4.0. Pen: Skilcraft Liquid Magnus and Tombow Dual Brush Black. ----------------------------------------------------#liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #inspire #handlettering #handwritten #learncalligraphy #thegoodtype #typedesign #typelove #relax #letteringart #letters #handmadefont #calligraphy #watercolor #letteringvideo #kellyletters #typography #tombow #tombowus #typewriter #typewriterseries #typewritten #typedesign #letters #letteringart #letterpress #printdesign #penandink

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Some things unfold gently, darling. Love. Forgiveness. Self-acceptance. The reason why. Sometimes it takes time to grow into that person you're destined to be. The one who is comfortable in-- and actually loves-- their own skin. It takes some pieces fitting together before you will start to understand the big picture. And all your should've and could've and might-have-beens. So give yourself some time, sweet soul. Life isn't a race. Hang on. 🌸 // June 2017: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise // Song:"Solo Acoustic Guitar," by Jason Shaw. From the Free Music Archive. CC by 3.0 US. ------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #inspire #handlettering #handwritten #learncalligraphy #thegoodtype #typedesign #typelove #relax #letteringart #letters #handmadefont #calligraphy #watercolor #letteringvideo #kellyletters #typography #tombow #tombowus #typewriter #typewriterseries #typewritten #typedesign #letters #letteringart #letterpress #printdesign #penandink

[liveinthedetails]

We tell her a lot of things. Some are intentional-- others she just picks up along the way. From watching. From listening. From analyzing the steps of those around her. She becomes this beautiful kaleidoscope of the pieces of the hearts who have loved her-- who've walked with her-- who have taught her. And that is why it is important-- so damn important-- to make sure she is built from the right pieces. During those critical, life-defining moments-- that she is taught what she is made of. And the amazing potential that she carries. She must believe that what she wants is possible-- will always be possible-- with a lot of hard work and a ton of heart. She must understand that she'll be broken along the way, but also that those pieces will teach her-- teach her, and somehow make her whole in the end. She must learn to be brave and courageous and confident. She must-- must-- be able to stare at her own eyes in the mirror. And smile. That girl should be armed with absolutely everything she needs to face the churning, chaotic, messy old world. She needs faith. And tenderness. Mixed with wisdom and strength. And she gets all of this-- all of it-- from the hearts that brush by hers on this great journey. So teach her well, sweet soul. By your actions and your words and your strength. By how you stand up for what is right, even if you're standing alone. And how you fight for the people and things you love-- fight. Show her how it works. And what it takes. To remain soft in a hard, hard world-- to keep your heart open amidst heartbreak. You're an example for her-- just as someone was for you. So don't let her believe-- for even one second-- that she isn't the strongest, most capable girl in the entire world. Give her roots, yes. That grows her wings. 💛 // June 2017 Theme: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise ------------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writer #soul #inspire

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Maybe it's the warm air that hangs heavy in the sky. Or maybe it's the fireflies that dance through the darkness before the sun has even finished its trek across the horizon. But summer just awakens something in you. Something beautiful and familiar. Something that fits so perfectly into who you were and are and one day will be. A child-like excitement. A renewed hope in tomorrow. The inner superhero. It awakens that best version of yourself-- the one who isn't chained by what was. And knows better than to be afraid of what will be. Summer is moments. Small ones, strung together in a beautiful kaleidoscope of magic. The smell of freshly cut grass. The sound of a storm moving in. The way the sun and the moon are in constant battle for who gets to reign longer in the sky. As she gazes out into the star-speckled canopy, she can go back. To the place where everything was possible. To the place where she believed in the serendipitous harmony of cosmic timing. It's just one of those feelings that never leaves you. From the earliest days she could remember-- and likely until the moment she leaves this beautiful earth-- summer will be woven into her. And maybe that's the magic. It's the common thread that ties together all the seasons of her life into a purposeful sequence. The way she remembers. And reflects. And dreams. And that beautiful energy-- that is what guides her in this life. A lifetime of footsteps that began with the most simply beautiful two things on this earth. Warm summer air and crazy big sky. 💛 // June 2017 Theme: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise ------------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writer #soul #inspire

[liveinthedetails]

It doesn't come together all at once, sweet soul. But trust me, the pieces are coming together. And even this part-- yes, even this part-- is going to fit. So you hang on, sweet soul. Hang on. ❤️ // June 2017 Theme: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise ------------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writer #soul #inspire

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May your heart always know it's way there-- to that place. To that warm, happy, inviting place where you can just be you. Where the world stops its crazy spinning and shouting-- and just lets you sit peacefully on a front porch. Surrounded by warm summer air and a sea of fireflies. Where you can gaze up at the stars. And disconnect. And reconnect. And still feel small. May you always know that place-- that place that is different for each of us-- that your heart calls home. 💛 // June 2017 Theme: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise ------------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writer #soul #inspire

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It was a simple thing, really. The way one heart wants to love another. She'd always hoped for-- longed for-- that heart that would just "fit" perfectly with hers. Without trying to force it. Without considering the "timing" and the conditions and all of the "stuff" that sometimes gets thrown in to complicate the most uncomplicated thing we do. But all that hoping and praying found the universe whispering one and only one thing back to her. Wait. And she wanted to-- because she believed in how things were coming together. She knew it was so easy to be distracted along the way-- so easy to want to hand her heart to one that didn't deserve it. Or wouldn't treat it right. So easy to get caught up in the "we've been together so long" and the "but they know me" kind of love. But she wasn't going to do that. Yes, she longed for that beautiful, whole kind of accept-you-where-you-are kind of love. And yes, she had a hell of a lot of love to give someone. One day. But if there was one damn thing she'd learned from living this life, it was to be deliberate with her heart. She had a lot of love to give. And now-- now-- she knew how to make that hard choice. How to select-- from the hearts that would cross her path-- who that one heart was that was ready to hold hers for a lifetime. There were a lot of almosts out there, hiding amongst the forevers. She was going for the real thing. And she was more than happy to wait for it to find her. 😘// June 2017 Theme: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise ------------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writer #soul #inspire

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You know what's beautiful, darling? Them. That heart and how it collided-- connected-- united with yours. It's crazy how they became such a critically important part of your life, isn't it? They affected you. They touched you. They changed you. In one chapter of your great story, they were the teacher. The lesson. The great love. And my god-- the ways we love each other. The human heart and its dimensions-- its capacity-- to feel and touch and love. The voice of your grandfather. The hand of your mother. The eyes of your one great love. The selfless and complete love of a parent for a child. It's one of the most beautiful-- most human-- things in the world. That love. So just remember something for me, sweet girl, in your great love story. In all the beautiful ways your heart is going to love other souls. Remember-- as chapters end and hearts dance away from you-- to keep that heart open. To keep believing. And hoping. And trusting. Remember how amazing it is to love another heart. To have them love you. And no matter how many chapters they star in-- no matter how long you get to hold their heart-- you go all-in, darling. You love them with a completeness and a wholeness you've never known. You love their past and their future. You love who they are and who they might be. You love them for shaping you and changing you. You love them for, quite simply, loving you. Because no matter what happens-- whether they are ripped from you or taken from you or are still walking by your side, they have been one amazingly beautiful thing in your life. In one-- or a few-- chapters of your great love story. Yes, darling. They have been-- and they always will be-- one of those hearts you've loved along the way. 💛// June 2017 Theme: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise ------------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writer #soul #inspire

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It calls to you, doesn't it? That thing. It's been part of you for so long that you can't even remember a time when you didn't want it. When you let your mind wander, it goes there. When you let your heart lead you, it walks there. So darling, what are you waiting for? Honestly. I know you're going to say you have reasons. The timing is off. You have other responsibilities. You don't have the money right now. You're not feeling your best. And even though you've wanted it-- literally-- forever, it's still not at the top of your list. It's after the job and the school. It's after the fitness and health goals, the yardwork, the promotion-- the savings. Somewhere, after everything else you have to do, the one thing that your heart beats for lingers, waiting, at the bottom of your list. And it's attached to someday. And later. And when and if. No. No, no, no-- so totally no. Darling, grab it from that last place ranking and shove it right up there at the top. Yes, right in the mix of everything-- everything else you've already got going on. Amidst the busy and the chaos and the crazy. Because that is the only way someday becomes a day that actually gets lived. One step forward gets you there a hell of a lot faster than when all those other things work themselves out. Because darling, here's a secret: they never do. There is never, never a time in your life-- whether you're 13 or 35 or 90-- where you're going to have the "time" to do what you want. The circumstances will always be so much better "someday." So whatever it is you want-- get out there, sweet soul. Get out there and chase it like crazy. Now. Today. On the way to work or school or practice or whatever. Get out there and find your life, sweet soul. Get out there, and find your life. 💛 // June 2017 Theme: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise ------------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writer #soul #inspire

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Sometimes she wishes she could go back. Not to change things-- but instead, to share with the younger version of herself the two great secrets of it all. The two answers to the greatest question that has ever been asked. About life. And it's purpose. It's been a hard-earned truth. One that has riddled her with battle scars and almosts and not-yets. That has forced her to stand at the edge. In the darkness. That has ripped things from her grasp and gotten her caught up in the chaotic, dizzying spin of the universe. But through it all, there were two threads that tied her heart and her feet together-- two things that taught her the way she needs to walk through this life. Fire. And grace. It took her awhile to find out what fed her soul-- what ignited the fire within her. A passion-- something that was just hers, that she ate and slept and breathed. But she found it. And every damn day it filled her life with joy and made her whole. It pushed her forward and gently healed the broken pieces of her heart. It filled her with hope and faith and an undying belief that things were going to be ok for her. That she had found that one thing-- that she was good at and made her happy-- that changed her little corner of the world. So when she goes back to hold that little girl from long ago-- she wants to tell her to start looking sooner. She wants to tell her how little what the world thinks matters. And that if it's right in that little heart, it's where her feel should carry her. But then she wants to sit that little girl down and share the second great secret. Grace. For her, it had been a simple truth-- but a lifetime lesson. She wants to look her in the eye-- and whisper. Darling, here's the truth. One of the greatest things you'll ever learn is how gracefully you are able to let go of the things that aren't meant for your life. Grace. And fire. The yin and yang of your entire existence. Those are the secrets to it all, sweet soul. Fire. And grace. 💛 // June 2017 Theme: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise ------------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writer #soul #inspire

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She was different now. So, so different. Her eyes saw things the way they never had. Her feet stepped forward confidentially-- even though they knew they were walking her into an unsure future. Her voice knew how to communicate what her heart wanted. And he no longer stayed quiet. She would make sure the world knew what she thought. Yes, that girl had changed. Grew. Blossomed. And naturally, it meant things changed along with her. Some people didn't understand-- and they walked out of her life. But others? They did-- and they walked in as the forevers. The constants. The family. And so when she thinks about it now, she knows this was both the decision of a moment and the journey of a lifetime. This beautiful draft version of a girl constantly creating herself. And she liked it. She had changed in that same crazy beautiful way the stars come out at night. Slowly. And yet somehow, all at once. 💛 // June 2017 Theme: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise ------------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writer #soul #inspire

[liveinthedetails]

I hope you like me. I do. Craving acceptance is just about as human as it gets. When we're young-- in both age and experience, we let acceptance define us. We do and say and wear and yes, sometimes even think-- exactly what the world tells us we should. We color inside the lines. We quiet our voices. We deny our own hearts. And then it happens. Slowly, but somehow all at once. One day, we all just wake up and we have something to say. We speak our minds. We stand for-- and against-- the things that matter to us. We shed the people and chains that held us in our past, and we gravitate towards the people who accept us for who we are. We blossom. Truly. We become the best and truest versions of ourselves-- the version we are comfortable with and proud of and maybe-- maybe have even start to love. So yes, I hope you like me. I hope what I say and do and wear and think and am resonates with you. But it's ok if it doesn't. Because I'm going to be me whether you like it or not. And I no longer apologize for feeling the way I do. Or reacting or saying or thinking the way my heart has made me. I have become the me that is comfortable in my own skin. The girl who uses her voice and leads with her heart. I make mistakes and I'm far from perfect. And I know this me might not work for everyone. And that's ok. Because you know, I think I kind of like this girl. And that-- that-- is what really matters, now isn't it? 😘 // June 2017 Theme: Sometimes, that is just #howyourise ------------------------------------------------- #liveinthedetails #thecaptionwriter #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writer #soul #inspire