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Last week, my friend @sylvie.clain told me: “Kudos for going to meet new publishers at that book fair in Paris. It was very brave of you!” 💕💕💕
My first impulse was to shrug. Sure, that day at the book fair, I got in touch with new people but now I’m waiting for the tangible results, aka work. (If you wanna send some positive vibes my way and cross your fingers, I’d appreciate that a lot 😉)
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Also I almost told my friend it wasn’t such an effort to go out on a limb like that. (I found it a lot less difficult than the first time I decided to introduce myself to a publisher, back when I was 18 years old: http://bit.ly/IsaPernotcrossroads)
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But in the end I caught myself and I neither shrugged nor argued. Because the truth is, I did make an effort and I’m very glad I did.
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Thank you my friend for helping me see the bigger picture. You’re right, whatever happens, I can be proud of myself. I’m doing everything I can to keep a job that I love, and that’s something.
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As we look back on 2018, I think it’s very important to notice the efforts we made these past 12 months, regardless of what we actually achieved. Let us congratulate ourselves for putting so much energy and hope into our projects. Maybe we didn’t achieve what we set out to do, but at least we tried and that’s what matters. As we enter a new year, let us feel proud of ourselves and confident in our ability to move forward. It’s the best gift we can give ourselves!
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#isapernotmondaypost #selflove #selfesteem #pride #selfconfidence #biggerpicture #personaldevelopment #job #freelancetranslator #publishingindustry
My view from the couch 😍
"You know, I love the way you're framed between the double bass, the candles, the Nativity and the plant when you turn to look at me. It would make a great picture."
One nanosecond later... 😂
💕💕💕 Ma vue depuis le canapé 😍
"Tu sais, j'adore la façon dont ton visage apparaît entre la contrebasse, les bougies, la crèche et la plante quand tu te retournes pour me regarder. Ça ferait une super photo."
Aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait 😂
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#theviewfromhere #myhoney #somuchlove #tantdamour #funnyguy #pitre #dailyinsta #dailyappreciation #lespetitsbonheursdisa #isassmallblessings
I really didn't know what to do with my necklaces, especially the long ones. Then I decided to hang them on the wall as ornaments. Plus I'm much more likely to wear them if I see them every day, whereas I forget all about them if they're locked away in a box. The picture doesn't do them justice but I snapped it anyway because I'm proud of myself!
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Je ne savais pas quoi faire de mes colliers, surtout les sautoirs. Alors j'ai décidé de les accrocher au mur en guise de déco. En plus, je suis bien plus susceptible de les porter si je les vois tous les jours, alors que je les oublie si je les laisse dans une boîte. En vrai, ça rend beaucoup mieux, mais j'ai quand même pris une photo parce que je suis fière de moi !
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(La version française de ce texte est en ligne sur mon blog, lien dans ma bio.)
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Home is a feeling, not a place. 💕
Lit up a fire in any chimney, not just mine, and I'm home. 💕
Give me a warm and cozy comforter, and I'm home. 💕
Let me hug my kids, and I'm home. 💕
Show me the lights of my house when I'm coming up the road, and I'm home. 💕
Get me back to Lille, and I'm home - not so much in this beautiful city itself, but in all the memories every street corner holds.
Give me the sound of rain on a rooftop, and I'm home.
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Let me close my hands around a warm cup of tea, and I'm home. 💕
Give me time to meditate, to focus my attention on what's going on inside of me, and my whole body relaxes and sighs: "Welcome home."
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And, then, of course, I'm home in his arms. 💕
I never would have thought I'd feel at home in somebody else's arms. Sure, I believed in soul mates for a long time, but life has taught me you can have many soul mates, and not all of them are romantic partners. You gotta fall in love with yourself first and you don't need someone else to make you feel whole. Plato's wrong, you know. You were born whole, which makes it even more beautiful when two people come together and fall in love, because that love is born out of a desire to share who they are, not out of a feeling of lack. 💕
Of course love isn't always easy. We each have our own history and our own temper, and that can complicate things. But I will never forget that, on a cold winter morning, on our second date, I put my head on his shoulder, and I felt at home. 💕
To be honest, it does scare me sometimes. It took me so long to understand I was whole and didn't need anyone to complete me. And then I let him in, and I know he would leave a tremendous void if he were to leave, for one reason or another. 💕
But when I accept this special kind of vulnerability, when I let myself think everything will be allright, I put my head on his shoulder... and I'm home.
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#home #love #gratitude #myhoney #wellbeing #honestlove #soulmates #plato #youarewhole #mindfulliving #personaldevelopment
