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I'm back with my flower!!!
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When I bought this handmade leather flower (made from upcycled leather) during the summer from @blacksnapperdesign, I wasn't sure how I was going to wear it all year long.
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It's like my flower said "No worries!" and found a place on my scarf the other night when I attended a concert.
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Just wanted to share that your favorite accessories WANT to find a way into your wardrobe. All you have to do is let them.
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#happyflowers #floweraccessories #gentlydosociety #gentlydowhatisrightforyou #gentlydo #gentlydomoments #gentlydolifestyle #littlestoriesofmylife #momentsofmine #everydaymoments #lovelylittlesquares #thepursuitofjoy #lifewellcaptured #bloomandgrow

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But it is!! It is!
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So confession time. I wrote the quote you always hear, "Hope is NOT a Strategy" on my little chalkboard and set it on my kitchen counter to stew.
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By that I mean, the quote hangs out. I walk past it over and over as I move through the kitchen. And that's a lot of walking past it since I love to eat. 😬
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I thought I believed it. I even took a photo of it and added it to my IG scheduled posts. But every time I looked at it, I realized I didn't. And by THAT I mean, I really, really didn't believe it.
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So another confession, I didn't mark a chalk line through it and reshoot the photo. I cheated and did the lines in post, but I think you get the message.
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Hope IS a strategy. For me, I cannot achieve anything in my life without Hope. And Hope isn't just my starting point. It's something that propels me through my whole goal seeking. My actions. My thoughts which lead to those actions. They all exist because of Hope.
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I love Hope. My greatest fear is that I will lose her and I fight really hard to make sure that never happens.
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Here is one of my favorite quotes about Hope by a beautiful, insightful woman named Martha Beck.
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"People don't cry when they lose their hope. They cry when they get it back."
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Her quote perfectly captures the beauty, the calm and the sustenance that Hope brings to me.
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Have you lost Hope? If so, ask her to come back. Whisper her name until you hear her firm, gentle voice speaking back to you.
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Find her. Then you can move forward with that strategy you've been planning. #findhope #hopewillcomeback
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#gentlydosociety #gentlydowhatisrightforyou #gentlydo #gentlydolifestyle
#chalkboardwisdom #chalkboardart #chalkboardquotes #arkansas

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Grocery store flowers bring me and my feed joy.
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That’s it. 😂 Nothing more.
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#grocerystoreflowers
#thingsthatbringmejoy

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As the holidays are here, I thought you might want to be reminded of something that I remind myself of this time of year.
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What is your reality during the holiday season? Are your family relationships difficult? Do you have expectations that are never voiced so they are never met? Or maybe they are voiced and still never met?
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Are you expecting or hoping this year will be different? Can you do something to make it different . . . without changing other people (because I know you know that never works.)?
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Then all you have left is to change you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Go ahead. It feels soooo wonderful to let go of trying to change other people or situations that you have no control over.
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Let go. Accept things as they are (Reality, right?) and relish in the joy of not suffering this holiday season.
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Because I can't promise you a perfect Thanksgiving table, snow on Christmas or postcard worthy decorations, but I can promise you this. If you argue with reality, you will suffer. And I'm guessing that's not what any of us want this year.
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With extra special love today, sending you strength to accept What Is and courage to gently do what is right for you. ❤️
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#acceptwhatis #gentlydosociety #gentlydowhatisrightforyou #gentlydo #gentlydolifestyle
#chalkboardwisdom #chalkboardart #chalkboardquotes
#lifecoach #inspirational #inspiration #motivation #quote #motivationalquotes #motivational #inspirationalquotes #quoteoftheday #inspire #life #instagood #positivevibes #wisdom #positive #lifequotes

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