Light Must Come From Inside. You Cannot Ask The Darkness To Leave; You Must Turn On The Light.

Jorge Luis Borges, "I Am Not Even Dust"

Hanif Abdurraqib, from "There Are More Ways to Show Devotion", You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World

“The image of the morning sun in a dewdrop is not less than the sun. The reflection of life in your soul is not less than life.”

— Khalil Gibran

11 Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.

‭‭-Job‬ ‭41‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV

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“work hard for what you want in life and keep that fight - you have to be strong and know that you can do anything you put your mind to; just keep believing in yourself, keep trying, and keep pushing. you can do it.”

— Unknown

“Before you give up, think about why you held on for so long.”

— Unknown

After the aching has stopped and the tears have dried up, this is where you begin again. This is where you pick yourself up off the floor, put your heart back in your chest, and dare to put one foot in front of the other.

Kayil York