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Be Kind to Where You Are
You cannot hate yourself into becoming someone you like.
I'm Choosing Myself
A place for putting you first.
Choosing yourself does not come with an apology.
It is not selfish and it is not a phase. It is the ordinary, ongoing work of being a person who is also on her own list — not the last item, not the leftover time.
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Written for the middle of it, not the end.
Journal prompt
What have I been saying yes to out of habit?
There is no online journal here and nothing is stored — write it wherever you keep things, or don't write it at all.
Reflection
You are allowed to want things. You are allowed to want them out loud. Not every no needs a paragraph after it.
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Listening for this chapter
For the days you need your own back. Stand up straight songs.
You are not alone.
The Porch is where the conversation happens. Come in and sit down.
