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Let July be July
By Morgan Harper Nichols Even here, you are growing. When August is approaching and you feel a little restless thinking about how this month might end and how this year might end and how you are supposed to start again, you are growing, you are growing, in grace courage strength. And it is okay if it does not feel like it. It is okay if there are moments where you cannot see the way you have grown, because far beneath the surface the seeds have still been sown. The ground beneath your feet is still a bed for new beginnings. So much is changing around you but you are changing, too. You are so much more than the brokenness that you were certain would define you. It has not been easy for you. You have worked so hard to be the positive one. You have given your best in areas of your life where the effort was not returned. And this has made it so hard for you to keep going, and there have been days where you were not sure if it was even possible. But after everything, here you are, just a li...
Have you read anything by Neil Gaiman? I've only read The Graveyard Book. It's a children's novel (that won the 2009 Newbery Award) but its beautiful. It's about a baby who escapes to a nearby graveyard while his family is being murdered. He is ultimately raised by all of the ghosts buried in the graveyard. It sounds odd, but it is such an interesting way to look at life and death. You should check it out. Also, see the movie Stardust which is based upon one of his books.
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