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Welcome to Tea Time Talk. They call me wisdom.

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I am your host, Denali Smith. Have you ever gone

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through the day and realized you haven't taken

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a moment to breathe? Life can become so heavy

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that we're busy surviving instead of living.

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But no matter what you're facing today, I want

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you to know that there is hope. There is healing

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and there is wisdom for the journey. So grab

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your tea, take a deep breath, and let's talk.

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Today's episode is called You Survive What Tried

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To Break You. Have you ever smiled in public

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while hurting in private? Have you ever cried

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so much that you felt like giving up? But somehow

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you kept going. Today I want to remind you of

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something powerful. You survived what tried to

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break you. There were days you didn't know how

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you would make it through. There were moments

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when life felt unfair, overwhelming, and exhausting.

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Yet, here you are. You may have scars. but you're

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still standing. You may be healing, but you're

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still moving forward. Sometimes we focus so much

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on what's still wrong that we forget how far

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we've come. We forget the prayers God entered,

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the battles He brought us through, and the strength

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He gave us when we thought we had none left.

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If you're listening today, give yourself some

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credit. Not because you've done everything perfectly,

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but because you didn't quit. You got up again.

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You kept believing. You kept putting one foot

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in front of the other. And maybe today is still

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hard. Maybe you're still waiting on breakthrough,

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healing, or peace. But a difficult season does

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not mean a defeated life. This chapter is not

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the end of your story, so take a deep breath,

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lift your head, give yourself grace. What tried

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to break you did not win. You're still here and

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that means God is not finished with you yet.

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Thank you for joining me for Tea Time Talk. If

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this episode encouraged you, share it with someone

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who needs this reminder today. Until next time,

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keep healing, keep growing, keep trusting, and

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most of all, keep breathing.