Inspirational quotes

11/07/2025

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"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
Dr. Seuss

Jessie Willcox Smith - The Bed-Time Book 1907

11/07/2025

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11/07/2025

Good morning, everyone 🌼

Letting go of emotional baggage — especially heavy memories — is never easy. But for healing to happen, for progress to begin, we have to try.

Healing doesn’t mean amputation. We don’t erase memories of people we’ve loved or painful events we’ve lived through. Survivor’s grief — the quiet, lasting ache — is something many struggle with. But this is where true healing begins: by acknowledging the wounds, recognising the damage, and slowly rebuilding.

We must prioritise our emotional wellbeing. Accept the past. Recognise its impact. Then take small steps to make your life a better place to be. Add tiny sparks of joy to your day — listen to music, take a walk, breathe.

If you’re grieving a person, find ways to honour them. When we do that, their memory lives on. Their life continues to matter. That’s legacy.

“ & Salud’s Real Life Re-do” is a perfect example — helping people cope with stroke, loss, and healing — while keeping a loved one’s memory alive.

So, today… be gentle. Be kind. Especially to yourself. 💛
You deserve peace. You deserve moments of joy.
And you are not alone.

With love,
Yvonne Kent-Pateras

09/07/2025

Reflected in Rain
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09/07/2025

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09/07/2025

A Thought for Today ✨

To say my life is perfect would be delusional. Like anyone else, I face hurdles and hard days—but I also find countless small moments that bring richness and meaning.

A wise friend once asked me: “Do you see the glass as half empty or half full?” And then answered their own question: “Neither—the glass is always refillable.”

That’s the point. Even when life feels depleted, little joys, quiet victories, and bigger achievements come along to refill the glass.

So I remind myself, and anyone who needs it:

To aspire to limits, that will bind and tame you,
then apply labels that deplete and degrade you.
To live your life unfulfilled, psychologically barren,
in unrealistic modes that berate and deride you.
Still your mind. Look inside. Take a grip, breathe deeply.
Exhale. Resolve, “I am enough.”
Then open your soul.
Scream, “No—I am more than enough!”
Kent-Pateras
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08/07/2025

Finding Paradise, Even in the Storm ✨🌅

Some days life feels heavy. Worries, the losses, the pain unwanted changes that weigh on our shoulders and blur the light.

But even on those days, there is beauty waiting for you.

As my quote says

Paradise isn’t a place far away. It’s a glimmer in the sunrise, a cool breeze, a kind word, or a moment of quiet when the world pauses just for you.

If you’re struggling today, please remember: bad days don’t erase the beauty that still exists. Paradise hides in the small details, everyday miracles. It waits for you in sounds, colors, scents, and smiles.

Keep looking for those tiny sparks of wonder. They are proof that even when life feels dark, the light is still shining somewhere, ready to reach you.

Sending love and hope to anyone who needs it today. 💛
Yvonne Kent Pateras

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08/07/2025

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