“Not everyone is going to like you, and it has nothing to do with you.”
32 Facts To Remember When People Don’t “Get You”
‘I realized I missed my period. The word ‘PREGNANT’ appeared. I was just getting over Josh, and suddenly he was in my life forever.’: Woman shares co-parenting journey, sisterhood with bonus mom
“In my eyes, once I gave birth, Josh would see his son and remember the love he had for me. When Josh left the hospital the day Riley was born, it ripped my heart out. This was confirmation that the family I had always pictured was not going to happen.”
How To Quit Making Excuses: 7 ‘Buts’ You Must Kick In The Butt
“Fear is just a calling card to ACT. Accept the invitation.”
‘Please don’t leave me! I don’t want to die! I thought about my parents and wondered if this was how my life would end.’: College football player paralyzed by distracted driver
“The oncoming car was crossing the double yellow line, coming straight at us. In that moment, I saw the woman who was driving. She was looking down, and the blue light of a device lit her face in the growing darkness around us. I felt my body tensing for the toughest tackle of my life. It was like watching an eerie slow-motion playback from a big game.”
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“In January 2020, I showed up to a new job intoxicated and high. After, I went on a two-day bender, where I didn’t stop drinking. I knew I needed help. Little did I know, a few months later the world was about to change forever.”
‘My 5-year-old and I were ready to leave Target when it started pouring. ‘Do we wait or just get wet?’ I asked. ‘Let’s get wet,’ she said.’: Mom learns powerful life lesson from daughter at Target
“As I turned the heater on and drove home in the storm, I thought about all the people still at Target waiting on it to pass. How often do we let life’s storms keep us from getting where we are called to go? Sometimes in life, you have to get wet.”
The ‘Perfect’ Family Is A Myth, And It’s Time We Realize It
“People could us see arguing with each other. People could see us gritting our teeth and communicating via dagger glares. And for a little while, right there in the middle of an amusement park, I almost cried. Where did I go wrong?”
‘I know you can’t speak. Simply squeeze my hand. Was the chemo you had RED in color?’ My family began preparing their goodbyes.’: Breast cancer survivor becomes mom of 4, triplet mom via surrogacy
“I squeezed the doctor’s hand as tightly as I could. Within seconds an alarm rang, sirens sounded. Then I felt a voice, a presence, something within me telling me not to give up. This wasn’t the end, I had to find a way through. I held on with every fiber of my being.”
Walk Away From The Things And People That Drain Your Energy—Even If It Feels Too Hard
“Someday, hopefully in the not too distant future, you will take a deep breath in for just a moment and catch a glimpse of the life you used to know, a glimpse of the shell of the person you used to be, and you will smile.”
‘Today, about a quarter of a way through my run, I felt a small pebble in my left shoe.’: Woman shares metaphor for life, urges ‘just keep going’
“I considered taking a pause, taking my shoe off, and removing the infuriating fudger. But when I got home and took off my shoe, there was no pebble to be found, not near the sole, and not in my sock. But I swear it was there – until it wasn’t.”
