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“Let people misunderstand you. Let them tell their stories, create their labels, and see only the fragments of you they are willing or able to perceive. Let them twist your truth, define you by your flaws, or confine you to the narrow roles they’ve crafted in their minds. It is their narrative, not yours.
Let them be.
You do not need to explain yourself to those who are determined not to see you. You owe no defense of your heart, your choices, or your journey to anyone unwilling to step beyond their assumptions. Even if you handed them the whole of your truth, many would refuse to accept it. Their view of you is often a reflection of their own fears, limitations, or insecurities, not of your reality.
So let them be.
Instead of chasing their understanding, turn inward. Anchor yourself so deeply in your own authenticity that no distortion can unmoor you. Learn to validate your worth through your own eyes, not through the fleeting approval of others. Let your mistakes become stepping stones, your wounds a guide to deeper wisdom. The more you know and honor yourself, the less the noise around you matters.
When you focus on your inner growth, their judgments lose weight. You see clearly that you were never meant to live in their boxes or conform to their expectations. Your life is yours to build, piece by piece, with no need for external validation.
In time, you’ll find a quiet strength in this freedom. The world’s misunderstandings will become distant echoes, powerless to shake the foundation of who you are. In that stillness, you’ll discover the resilience and peace that only come from knowing and embracing yourself fully.
And when no one else is there to applaud your journey, you’ll realize you never needed them to. Your growth, your becoming, is applause enough.”
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Let them be.
You do not need to explain yourself to those who are determined not to see you. You owe no defense of your heart, your choices, or your journey to anyone unwilling to step beyond their assumptions. Even if you handed them the whole of your truth, many would refuse to accept it. Their view of you is often a reflection of their own fears, limitations, or insecurities, not of your reality.
So let them be.
Instead of chasing their understanding, turn inward. Anchor yourself so deeply in your own authenticity that no distortion can unmoor you. Learn to validate your worth through your own eyes, not through the fleeting approval of others. Let your mistakes become stepping stones, your wounds a guide to deeper wisdom. The more you know and honor yourself, the less the noise around you matters.
When you focus on your inner growth, their judgments lose weight. You see clearly that you were never meant to live in their boxes or conform to their expectations. Your life is yours to build, piece by piece, with no need for external validation.
In time, you’ll find a quiet strength in this freedom. The world’s misunderstandings will become distant echoes, powerless to shake the foundation of who you are. In that stillness, you’ll discover the resilience and peace that only come from knowing and embracing yourself fully.
And when no one else is there to applaud your journey, you’ll realize you never needed them to. Your growth, your becoming, is applause enough.”
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“Your sexual energy isn't just being obsessed with sex. It isn't just feeling turned on by another person. It isn't just masturbating all afternoon to release stress. It goes deeper in your being and it expands further than your aura. It infiltrates your entire life. It is a ripple affect. As you are turned on by life, love, and creation, you attract more. Because you become more. You become what you always were and are. You recognize and awaken to your blueprint - which was birthed from sex. Ideas spring to your head. Clarity takes over your body. You become focused, driven, and unstoppable. Because your sexual energy is you. It is your life force.”
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“Tomorrow is a new page. A new chapter. Possibly even a new book.
But remember that the only predictable thing about life is that it is unpredictable. There will be mountains written on to your pages that
you hadn’t anticipated or planned for.
People will tell you that they are there to be climbed. That you must scale them. That the view from the top will be worth every second.
But what if that’s not quite what you’re destined to do?
What if you’re meant to move mountains? Or help someone to the bottom who got stranded on their climb?
What if you’re meant to take the path around the mountain, not over it?
What if there is something on that path that could lead you to your
happy ever after?
Tomorrow is a new page. And so many people write loudly about the mountains they are going to climb. But remember�
Even at the bottom
There is still a stunning view
So when you meet a mountain
Simply do what’s best for you”
― Letter from Life (Large Print Edition): Words to feed your heart and soul
But remember that the only predictable thing about life is that it is unpredictable. There will be mountains written on to your pages that
you hadn’t anticipated or planned for.
People will tell you that they are there to be climbed. That you must scale them. That the view from the top will be worth every second.
But what if that’s not quite what you’re destined to do?
What if you’re meant to move mountains? Or help someone to the bottom who got stranded on their climb?
What if you’re meant to take the path around the mountain, not over it?
What if there is something on that path that could lead you to your
happy ever after?
Tomorrow is a new page. And so many people write loudly about the mountains they are going to climb. But remember�
Even at the bottom
There is still a stunning view
So when you meet a mountain
Simply do what’s best for you”
― Letter from Life (Large Print Edition): Words to feed your heart and soul
“The best thing for being sad,â€� replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, “is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then â€� to learn.
Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.”
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Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.”
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