Picture a girl with her arms full of small packages, too many to hold all at once. When they topple and fall all around her, she stoops down and scoops them all back up, literally re-collecting all the gifts that are already hers. To set your mind is to recollect truth that already belongs to you. Emily P. Freeman
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This is a great quote. It can be applied to many things. For example, it can be about your relationships with people, as in “I’m not sure what I want from this relationship, or this person. When I try to picture it, all I see is them falling and me picking them up and putting them back together again.” The other way you can use this is as a guide for how to live your life: “When I feel stuck, or unhappy with something in my life, I should pick myself up and try again.” Or it could be about the universe: “There is truth already inside me. I should stop wishing for things that aren’t there and start trying to see things as they really are.”

Source: Grace For The Good Girl: Letting Go Of The Tryhard Life

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