The name Aziza is of Arabic origin and means precious. I call her Sitti, the Arabic village word for my grandmother. Although Sitti stands true to her name, someone is always telling her she isn’t precious. As she grows into womanhood, Sitti hides from her thoughts, her voice, and her own shadow. She doesn’t want to draw attention to herself, not even from the rays of sun that bless the entire land. But no one looks at an olive tree and asks it why it hides its fruit. It blossoms when it’s ready and under the right conditions. As Sitti grows up, it did not occur to her that this could be the case for herself.
Sadiqua HamdanTag: inspirational self-worth growth
Promises, like gardens need weeding from time to time to produce healthy results.
Soul DancerTag: spirituality growth personal-growth personal-development gardens awakening promises weeds weeding professional-development
It may be easier to believe that we remain lean because we're virtuous and we get fat because we're not, but the evidence simply says otherwise. Virtue has little more to with our weight than our height. When we grow taller, it's hormones and enzymes that are promoting growth, and we consume more calories than we expend as a result. Growth is the cause - increased appetite and decreased energy expenditure (gluttony and sloth) are the effects. When we grow fatter, the same is true as well.
We don't get fat because we overeat; we overeat because were fat.
Tag: growth gluttony obesity sloth hormones new-science bad-science weight-gain slothfulness misperceptions old-science sugar-is-the-new-tobacco the-sugar-lobby
Like the bud of a flower, change forces you to surrender to growth. It makes you vulnerable. It requires you to enlarge, expand and become bigger. Like the oxygen provided with each breath, we are denied its benefits until we relax and breathe in.
Stella PaytonTag: change breath growth relax expand
Do you want to change?"
"It's the only evidence of life.
Tag: change growth adaptation stagnation accommodation
To Jesus, the Christian life wasn't about being perfect but about being perfected.
Ricky MayeTag: inspirational jesus spirituality christian growth perfect help christ spiritual-wisdom quotes-to-live-by
Your footsteps will have more to say about your spiritual life than knowledge attained.
Ricky MayeTag: wisdom life spiritual jesus spirituality christian growth quote wise walking growing quotes help discipleship
The past does not define me, it ignites me. The past is not a piece of me, it has placed me.
Ricky MayeTag: wisdom life inspirational past spiritual inspirational-quotes faith moving-on christian attitude growth quote quotes progressing
Life is a journey
Ricky MayeTag: life purpose journey faith jesus christian growth walking help
Being a Christian is about living an inviting example.
Ricky MayeTag: wisdom purpose faith jesus self-help christian growth quote cross growing quotes example inpsirational-quote
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