#thelitbit // Girl, Wash Your Face
Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis
You know those times you meet up with a close girlfriend for heart to heart QT and they tell you how it is, what you need to hear (whether for the first time or the hundredth time) and what you may not have wanted to hear (but in the most loving and encouraging way possible)? That’s this.
Get over those lies you formulate in your brain and confuse for reality. Create and live the life you’ve always imagined. Have faith in yourself, have faith in the grand plan, and embrace your chaos.
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Favorite takeaways:
Doors, brick walls, whatever it may be, will make you stop and re-evaluate how much you really want something. And how you’re going to make sure you achieve “it” or evolve what “it” may be.
"The word no is not a reason to stop. Instead, think of it as a detour or a yield sign. No means merge with caution. No reminds you to slow down—to re-evaluate where you are and to judge how the new position you’re in can better prepare you for your destination."
There is a time and place for everything. The way we perceive our experiences will direct their effect on our lives.
"What if life isn’t happening to you? What if the hard stuff, the amazing stuff...What if all of it is happening for you?...Perception means we don’t see things as they are; we see things as we are...you see things through the lens of what you think and feel and believe."
How much will you strive for, sacrifice, work toward, to live out your potential?
"This is the difference between living a life you always dreamed of or sitting alongside the death of the person you were meant to become."
Keep your eyes focused on the vision. The path, the how, will adjust accordingly. Make space for the grand plan, the magic, to unfold.
"God has perfect timing, and it’s highly possible that by not being where you thought you should be, you will end up exactly where you’re meant to go."
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