I know this is hard to do but here’s the thing... Forgiving those who have wronged us or hurt us does not mean we are accepting their behavior or letting them off the hook. Rather, it means we are protecting our own hearts from the damage their behavior can cause. It does not mean we have to trust the people who have hurt us or even let them back into our lives (unless God leads us to do so). Forgiveness is not always easy to give, and it can’t be done in our own strength, but it can be done in God’s strength. Like anything worth achieving, forgiveness takes both practice and patience. Take a moment right now to think of those whom you might need to forgive. 🫂 🫂 🫂 #motsgems #motsjewels💎#wisdom #maturity #selflove #selfcare #prismacolor #martineonthescene #love #integrity #control #patience #longtermgain #goals #persevere #dependability #artofliving #peace #serenity #forgive #forgiveness #forgivenesssavesyou #forgivequickly https://www.instagram.com/p/CIlpEU8BSPR/?igshid=1qffy0aj8hpt9

𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚋𝚎 𝚊 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚐𝚎… 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚜. 𝚒 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢 𝙰𝙻𝙻 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢. 𝚒 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚒𝚗’𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎. 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚙𝚒𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚎, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚌𝚊𝚗’𝚝, 𝚠𝚘𝚗’𝚝, 𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚒𝚗’𝚝 𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚛𝚘𝚊𝚍 𝚊𝚜 𝚖𝚎. 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎, 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍. 𝚒 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎…𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗. 🪴 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚜: 🛝2️⃣ Erykah Badu 🛝3️⃣ No Body Sausage 🛝4️⃣ Artist Unknown 💎 💎 💎 #selfcaresundays #motsgems #evolve #growth #positivity #sacredness #erykahbadu #nobodysausage #mood #love #prism #explore #loveeachother #TagYourBFF https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckom-Fkvoot/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚙𝚞𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗. 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚖𝚎, 𝚢𝚊 𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚕 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚜. 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝚜𝚊𝚋𝚋𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚖𝚢 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚜 🤍 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚝 𝚡 @____maine___ ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ #motsgems #summervibes #braidstyles #locstyles #sunkissed (at The Jetty, Fort Pierce Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfO-fZTLNde/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Giving up on your goals because of one setback is like slashing your other 3 tires because you got a flat. 🤨 The more you know who you are and what you want, the less things will upset you. Take a moment right now to think of the times you’ve been impatient and have regretted it. It could be at a drive-through or a conversation with your partner or your child getting on your nerves. Remember, to lose patience is to lose the battle. Try your best to keep it classy friend. With love and patience, nothing is impossible. 🤍 🫂 🫂 🫂 #motsgems #motsjewels💎 #patience #wisdom #maturity #selflove #selfcare #prismacolor #martineonthescene #love #integrity #control #longtermgain #goals #persevere #dependability #artofliving #peace #serenity #devotional #forgive #forgiveness #forgivenesssavesyou #patiencesavesyou https://www.instagram.com/p/CKCDom1B1Qy/?igshid=7qog212gu8ml

Here's the thing--you did not create yourself. Think about that for a minute. You are here. You are breathing. But you did not choose to be here breathing. You didn't create your beating heart or your hair color or anything else about you. Because of that, you have no right to treat yourself badly. No right. You owe it to the Universe or God or whoever you believe did create you to treat yourself nicely! 💎 💎 💎 #prismposts #motsgems #happyeveryday #martineonthescene #wordsofwisdom #hope #bestressfree #clarity #treatyourself #believe #create #lovethyselffirst #selflove #loveadvocate #begoodtoyou #love #me #TAE #AnnieGrace #breathe #power #truth https://www.instagram.com/p/CIvyDorBowp/?igshid=1eiz2rr48xbt2

#BottomLine is saying no isn’t an easy thing to do, but once you master it, you’ll find that you’re less stressed and more focused on the things that really matter to you. There’s no need to feel guilty about organizing your personal life and mental health in a way that feels good to you. PERIOD! 🙅🏿‍♀️ 🙅🏿‍♀️ 🙅🏿‍♀️ #sayingno #power #prismposts #motsgems #happymonday #martineonthescene #wordsofwisdom #hope #stressfree #clarity #lovethyselffirst #selflove #loveadvocate #begoodtoyou #love #me https://www.instagram.com/p/CIN7KO6htkazHE7Q3OkeqXA7u0xojQ5ppnNQXI0/?igshid=40307gtajsrx

it’s a self set-up if you do. society lives and breathes expectations. the problem is, no one can be who society wants them to be. they are uniquely themselves and you have to know who they are. for me, i must make it a priority to allow others to be where they are on their journey. i must try hard not to make judgements how people ought to think or behave. it’s not always easy, but it is possible. ask yourself if you’ve been expecting things from others or expecting them to be someone they’re not. can you detach from expectations? can you manage your own feelings and moods regardless of what others say or do? 💎 💎 💎 #motsgems #motsjewels #wisdom #expectations #humanangels #selflove #selfcare #quotes #quoteoftheday #prismacolor #martineonthescene #love #selfless #healing #angels #practice https://www.instagram.com/p/CHDZr7xB4UnL4OTV7c_WdlrjlnWvt4XlIYXcFQ0/?igshid=ujmhfdqvt7sl

not synonymous with adults like is says on google. THIS is what it really is: 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 the ability to control your anger and subtle differences without violence 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 patience + willingness to pass up immediate pleasure in favor of long-term gain 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 perseverance and the ability to sweat out a project or a situation despite any setback 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 the capacity to face frustration, discomfort, and even defeat, without complaining or collapsing 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 being able to say “I was wrong” and, when right, not saying “I told you so.” 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 the ability to make a decision and stick to it 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 the art of living in peace with what you cannot change, the courage to change what you should be changing, and wisdom to know the difference 💎 💎 💎 #motsgems #motsjewels #wisdom #maturity #selflove #selfcare #prismacolor #martineonthescene #love #integrity #control #patience #longtermgain #goals #persevere #dependability #artofliving #peace #serenity #aa #rp https://www.instagram.com/p/CG59tSJBttPrT2RfUgWCJEjGDAbO-HBBDhtE-g0/?igshid=mwbnek6iy2kn