Quotes:

• “The good news is you plant the seed. The bad news is all plants grow.”
• “I stopped confusing intensity with intimacy.”
• “Struggle doesn’t make me worthy. Existence does.”
• “Even pain was proof I was still alive enough to love.”
• “No matter where I’m at, I’m always going to be loved by those I’m energetically matched with. So I’ll be obsessed. And unapologetic. Because I’ll be loved either way.”
• “I can’t reason it. I can’t reason why I just can’t be myself. I can’t reason why I never give up. I can’t reason why despite having no engagement, I post and I write even when I don’t want to. Yea I see potential, but statistically, financially, and most importantly analytically, there’s no reason for me to continue going; in fact there’s more reason to stop. But even if I died tomorrow, I will do it all again in another life. And honestly, I think that’s why I chose to be here. Everything I stopped myself from doing, everything I withdrew on, I came to do in this life. That’s why I have a million passions. That’s why I can’t not be myself. I chose to be here to put everything that’s been on my soul’s heart into the world one last time.”
• “I know what it feels like to be my dream self — happy, worry-free, and radiant — and I can feel that anytime.”
• “I realized that when God told me to be silent a long time ago, I interpreted that externally. I assumed he wanted me to close my eyes, lock the door, pray in silence, learning and abiding from within, giving power to nothing external, etc. But then it hit me: He didn’t mean external silence. He meant internal. He wanted my mind to be silent. Silent from doubt, worry, and thought in general. I can meditate and not hear a peep from anything outside of me, but that’s not the silence he was referring to.”
• “I can feel my mom’s presence. Just because I’m thinking about it. To call something, a thought, not only do I give it life, I give it presence.”
• “I also wanted to mention my further grace to God. I am at a point in my life, in my wisdom, where it’s not only impossible to go back, but I don’t even identify with remnants of my past. I physically look at past situations as if they’re separate alternate lives or memories of an alternate life. Which they are.”

“But that’s just my nature. I love searching. Finding. Revealing. Hiding. And I think the biggest misfortune of all was when I realized as a child, that everything I was curious of or found special to my own experiences; there was already a name for. What a crime. A crime to my life. I felt robbed. What am I if not what I search for? What do I hold to myself if everything is already in the hand of another?”

2. List three things in your life that you’re genuinely grateful for. Consider the people, experiences, or aspects of nature that enrich your existence. How can you deepen your connection to these sources of gratitude and use them to foster a stronger sense of spirituality and interconnectedness?

3. Write about a recent mistake or imperfection you’ve encountered. Instead of dwelling on any negative feelings, approach it with kindness, curiosity, and mercy. How can this imperfection be reframed as an opportunity for growth and learning? How might embracing imperfections lead to a more spiritually fulfilling journey?

5. Nature & God’s Wisdom: Spend some time outdoors, observing the natural world around you. Notice the intricate balance, cycles, and beauty in even the smallest details. How does being in nature make you feel? What lessons can you draw from the natural world to guide your spiritual perspective and enhance your understanding of life’s interconnectedness?