Smiling from the inside

Smiling from the inside 🍒
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Sometimes it’s difficult to see or feel happiness when you feel you’re lost at sea. We all have our cross to bear, to varying degrees.. and nobody gets through life untouched by a struggle. For me, after a challenging year, it’s both heart warming and strangely unfamiliar, when I experience days like today. Contentment, ease, joy and relief. .
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Genuine belly laughs, good people who celebrate me (both at my best & my worst), hope for the future, and a resilience that I never knew I had, have allowed me withstand the turbulence of the storm.
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Nothing ever stays the same. Life is tough, and the world can be cruel. Embrace the moments when your mind is at peace and your heart is warm. These are the bits to stay for 💚 

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