Healing Thoughts

Healing Thoughts

Stop the Excuses, Start the Work ⚒️

“Nothing so conclusively proves a person’s ability to lead others as what they do from day to day to lead themselves.” — Thomas J. Watson

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Ryan Puusaari
Jan 24, 2025
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"Real acceptance isn’t about excuses. It’s not a free pass. It does not mean condoning every aspect of who you are. It’s looking yourself in the eye, no filters, no soft focus. Facing yourself with unflinching honesty, neither excusing nor condemning. It’s the courage to say, this is me, and I’m ready to do the work to grow."

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