Don’t worry so much.<\/p>\n
You’re smart and you’re beautiful.<\/p>\n
You are.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Don’t work so much.<\/p>\n
You’ll have enough to live.<\/p>\n
You will.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Don’t eat so much.<\/p>\n
It won’t fill that emptiness you feel.<\/p>\n
It won’t.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Trust your instincts.<\/p>\n
That quiet, still voice inside you will guide you.<\/p>\n
It will.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Listen to your elders and those who love you,<\/p>\n
Even if it\u00a0seems like they don’t understand or care.<\/p>\n
They do.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Read and pray more.<\/p>\n
Ideas and faith\u00a0will fill your soul with everything you need.<\/p>\n
They will.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Love with abandon.<\/p>\n
It’s all that really matters.<\/p>\n
It is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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