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Dear Sister , I know what it

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feels like to be lonely . Minutes

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become millenniums and days seem

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like an eternity . We crave

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human connection . It's the natural

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order of things . As a result

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, we fall into the snare of

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someone unworthy of our gifts . They

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feed off your energy , devouring

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every ounce of light until

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you're left in an abyss of darkness . You

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rattle with what your spirit already

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knows , but your heart is speaking

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another language , so you anchor

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yourself to a foundation of uncertainty

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and fear . The heart wants

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what it wants . As

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a result , the collateral damage

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will always be you . The

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seeds we plant should harvest a bounty

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overflowing with love , respect

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, reciprocity and peace

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, not fear , scarcity

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and lack . And there you

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are , wandering in an empty

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field , wondering if

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it's you . You question your beauty

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, your body and your birthright

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. Yes , happiness

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is your birthright . And although

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it's an internal manifestation

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, aligning yourself with the wrong

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person disrupts what

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is freely yours . You barter

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with yourself , relinquishing

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your self-worth , your peace

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, your right to be loved the way

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you deserve to be loved . For

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a fleeting , false sense of belonging

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. You ignore the red flags

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or convince yourself that it's

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your job to change them . Dear

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sister , we don't possess the

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power to change another . What

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we do have is the ability

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to change that person's position

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in our life . People can

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only give you what they have . Your

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assignment is to always

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choose you , and if that means

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changing their role in your life

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, do that . Investing

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in people who invest in you is

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priceless . You'll receive a

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return on that investment every

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single time . We

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have to study the art of being alone and learning

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to differentiate that from loneliness

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. Loneliness is the poverty

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of self . Solitude

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is the richness of self . Remember

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the beauty of being comfortable with

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self . Being alone will

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always be better than

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being with someone who doesn't value who

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you really are . I'm asking you

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today to release what no

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longer serves you . I'm

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asking you today to

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reclaim your work , your self-esteem

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, your peace . I'm

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asking you today to

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love yourself more than anyone

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else ever has or

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ever will . Even when your soul

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is tired and your heart is restless

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, find the courage to always

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choose you

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.