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Find Peace, Find Joy

never use your circumstances as an excuse not to live out your purpose and use the gift that has been planted in you.

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Find Peace, Find Joy
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In today's world, all I can see is inspiration. So much success and so much failure. So much pain and so much joy. I see so many people ready to give up. I see so many people fighting hard through their circumstances. I see so many people reaping the fruits from their labor. I see so much motivation. All I see is potential. All I see is hope.

It's hard for me to focus on the rain when I know there's a rainbow ready to place form in any moment. It's hard for me to keep my head down when I know the sun is shining on me; ready for me to take pride in who I am and be a light to others. This world around me is beyond motivating.

My hearts aches daily, my mind races nonstop, but my faith is never shaken, because I've witnessed seeds being planted, and I've seen the results. I've seen a broken situation turn into a life changing story. I've seen lives change just because those people started to believe that they could change.

Whatever your situation may be I encourage you to stay motivated. In some way, shape, or form we are all fighting a battle. Everyday each and everyone of us wrestles with some type of hardship. But never use your circumstances as an excuse not to live out your purpose and use the gift that has been planted in you. I hope that Peace and Joy finds home within you.

Stay Grounded. Stay Golden.

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