Morgan Richard Olivier Quotes

You can wish them well and still not wish to have a relationship or friendship with them.

Until you lose your peace, you don’t truly embrace and understand the importance of protecting it.

Perhaps the whole point of getting lost is to purposely find your way back to who you are.

People will either pray for you or prey on you. It’s your judgment that will determine if your next steps will lead you to destruction or development.

When people reveal themselves, believe them. Stop painting prettier pictures with the red flags you see.

There is something about acknowledging and taking accountability for your own inner toxicity that leads you to recognize and refuse the toxicity of those around you.

There is nothing I enjoy more than minding my own business, finding new ways to grow, and making moves in silence. You say antisocial. I say at peace.

Healing has a way of fixing your vision and feeding your focus. It’s not that everyone and everything in your life has changed. It’s how you see it and what you tolerate that has.

Then, one day, it clicks. The pain you had turns into peace as you accept that everything had to happen exactly as it did for you to be exactly who you are now. You hold no blame, bitterness, or resentment toward the experience, person, or yourself. Instead, you see it as the catalyst that led to your change and development. The very storm that shook so much in you also worked to clear your path.

No one’s feelings about you should ever overpower the facts of who you are. You can’t control the words, beliefs, or actions of others but you can control your own. It’s not about the world liking you. It’s about knowing, understanding, and loving yourself.

There was a time you longed for people to love you. You prayed that they’d see or hear you. You wished they could see the depth, truth, and message in front of them. Their words, actions, and mindsets pushed you away, but you always pulled yourself back. You made excuses like: “But I love her/him/them” “But that’s family” “But they’ve been in my life for so long” Until you finally told yourself “I can’t.” There are some pains, tactics, and revelations you can’t bounce back from or unsee—so you don’t. You just never come back. To the person that has removed themselves from that group, friendship, or relationship—trust and believe that sometimes the right decision doesn’t always feel good and is seldom understood by the masses. Choose your peace, well-being, and self-love anyway. Some roads are difficult to leave behind but destructive to stay on.

Maybe He wants us to experience lack, so we can truly appreciate the growth and abundance that is coming.

To the girl I was once was, the woman I am, and the queen I was created to be.

Every single moment was allowed into my life for a reason. Every test God sent me—whether I initially passed or failed—taught me.

Some people will notice, your reaction of detachment; yet, never consider how their actions led to that decision.

don’t need more people to communicate with. You need people that can truly comprehend you. Those who understand where you’re coming from and want to help you reach where you want to go.

Don’t give up on your journey because this chapter is hard. Search yourself, seek God, and heal from all that is hurting you. This season is not meant to destroy you. It is here to develop you.

It took me a long time to understand, accept, and become the person that I am. Please know that I truly do not care if you don’t like the woman who stands before you. I unapologetically and wholeheartedly love her.

There's nothing there. There's no hate, bitterness or animosity towards you, but there is also no desire to reconnect, converse, or be close with you either. Because when I let it go, I fully let you go as well. You may never see or hear from me again but, trust me, there is only love on my end.

If someone loves you, they will give you their effort —not their excuses.

Your healing is not found in running off and creating a new life. It is created by facing your issues and returning to your actual self.

You know who you are and whose you are.

And then I realized the fire was always burning within me, but the flames were busy keeping everyone else warm.

You were hurt, but you don't hate them. It only hurts this bad because you love them. It hurts because you know you never would have treated them how they have treated you.

My expectations, ignorance, and imagination have hurt me more than any human ever has.

I placed my confidence in people's opinions of me and lost myself when they changed their minds.

Utilizing the waters the enemy intended to drown me in, God baptized me clean.

It was the I realize it was never abut you. It was about me. I needed to forgive myself. Not because you were without blame but because I was a fool for seeing you as something other than what you truly are.

Everyone struggles. Everyone fails at something. Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone has been the bad guy in someone else’s story. Everyone has issues he or she is trying to figure out. Some people simply do a better job at hiding those truths than others.

One day, I want my daughter to look back at my life and see that I grew from every setback and learned from every pain, pressure, problem, and promotion. I want her to understand that it’s not possible to be a perfect woman, but what’s important is that she always strives to be a phenomenal woman.

They will boldly, confidently, and oftentimes falsely scream your shortcomings, rumors, or struggles—yet, somehow, they become mute whenever you’re doing well.  It’s as if they didn’t hear of your accomplishments, promotions, or the strides you’ve made. No matter the person or case, remember that weak people do weak things. You don’t need their claps, approval, or support to verify your growth, talent, or potential.  Sometimes their silence is validation in itself.

There is a significant difference between encouraging people and enabling them. I’ve always had a desire to encourage and help others. I thought if I loved them more, they’d learn to love themselves. If I pushed them more, they’d get the desire to push themselves. I worked so hard to put others together that it eventually started to tear me apart. I had to accept the truth that if others want to change, then they have to make their own changes.  Many people will not change because they do not see the reason to change. Some people don’t want to release their strongholds or remove toxicity because it brings them attention. Others would rather stay stuck because they know everyone else will figure it out for them. No matter what the situation may be, you can cheer them on, but you can’t carry any of their steps or lessons out for them.  You can empathize. You must also place boundaries, so you don’t absorb the issues.

Having an it’s better than nothing attitude will lead you to settle for just about anything.

No one’s feelings about you should ever overpower the facts of who you are.

You pushed me away and I decided it wasn’t worth the journey back.

I had reached a point that I no longer had anything left to say, not only because I knew the best course of action was to be still but also because I had no desire to put myself in the crosshairs of anyone else’s ulterior motives. I was done, drained, and deeply depressed. I couldn’t trust people with my pain because I knew that if my vulnerability was manipulated one more time, I wouldn’t be able to handle it. In response, I said nothing while people assumed and said everything. I allowed my silence and absence to be misinterpreted, not because I feared facing others, but because I feared further losing my mind, my faith, and myself.

If they are still toxic, you are still unavailable.

I’m not shy. I’m selective. I don’t fear speaking to people. I simply lack the desire to communicate with most of them.

God allowed people and situations to hurt us. It is not because He delights in our harm and suffering but because He knew those pains could lead us to His purpose and develop our trust in Him.

Now, I respect and acknowledge the importance of intentional prayer, wise counsel, and strategic planning.  Today, I pray that you are blessed with discernment and clarity to help you make the right decision.  I pray that you make a decision that will come with peace and align you with your purpose, a decision that you’ve been praying and preparing for. I pray that this decision will align you with your destiny. Don’t rush it. Reflect. Seek your true refuge.

I lost loved ones, lost my way, and lost myself. Drained, depressed, and depleted—God picked up my broken pieces and developed my faith, character, and purpose from these very experiences. Insecurities and emotions that were intended to break me built my faith and bolstered my efforts to find myself and a greater purpose.

Some people can’t fathom the idea of growth because they haven’t experienced it for themselves.

There's a time for being still and a time for being bold.

we must prune ourselves of dead mindsets, relationships, and environments to greater align ourselves with peace so that we can intentionally and unapologetically bloom boldly into our authentic selves, lessons, and maturity.

Your mind is a compass. Wherever your mind goes, your actions or reactions will ultimately take you.

There is peace in letting go of how you feel it should be and simply embracing what it is.

I placed my confidence in people’s opinions of me and lost myself when they changed their minds.

My expectations, ignorance, and imagination have hurt me more than any human ever has.

Instead of confronting and exposing those who purposely hurt us, we blame ourselves for allowing them to hurt us. We ignorantly make our empathy the culprit—not their inexcusable acts or intentions —as we unintentionally enable their poor behavior to only thrive and continue.

Although silence is often misinterpreted, misused, and misunderstood— it is often a power and testament to someone’s level of self-control and self-awareness. Those who know their strength, talent, and worth execute that truth from their energy, actions, or absence. Often, having nothing to say stems from having nothing to prove. When you realize that your words are essentially a form of currency, you quit spending time and effort trying to communicate with those who lack the ability or desire to truly understand.

One of the greatest torments I've ever inflicted on myself was mentally replaying and constantly remembering the details, emotions, and words associated with the times that shook, offended, and hurt me most.