Marisa Donnelly
Marisa is a writer, poet, & editor. She is the author of Somewhere On A Highway, a poetry collection on self-discovery, growth, love, loss and the challenges of becoming.
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Self-Love Means Embracing Who You Are, While Fighting For Who You Can Be
You can’t love yourself into complacency. You must always see yourself as beautiful, yes. But as a beautiful work in progress.
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Maybe It’s Okay To Be Hurting
It’s okay to not always feel positive, feel strong, feel like I can take on the world. It’s okay to sometimes acknowledge that you feel weak or tired or vulnerable. Because the beautiful thing about those feelings is that they lead to strength.
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Promise Me One Thing: That You’ll Be Here
I need to know that when I give you my heart, you won’t run. That when I tell you I’m falling in love with you, you’ll pull me closer, not push me away. I promise I will treat you right and stand by you and for you, if you just promise me this one thing:…
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101 Little Things That Make Your Heart Just As Happy As Falling In Love
Dancing like a goofball and not having a care in the world.
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Maybe God Isn’t Answering Your Prayer Because Something Even Better Is Coming
God listens to every prayer. He hears every word that we whisper from our lips; He knows our thoughts and even our hearts. And He listens. But just because He isn’t granting our prayers in the way we want Him to doesn’t mean He doesn’t love us.
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I Know It’s Selfish, But I Hope You Still Think Of Me
I know it’s selfish, but I hope there’s still a part of you that wonders about me. That even though we’re miles and months apart, you find yourself staring at something that reminds you of me, twirling it between your fingers, fighting with your heart to call me.
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There’s More To Love Than Fun
I want a love with a purpose—a love that matters, a love that means something, a love that’s moving in a direction—not just a love that’s enjoyable but temporary.
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The Truth Is, You Find Yourself When You Travel
You don’t have to travel to live this fulfilled, inspired life. But you have to leave what you’ve always known. Because that’s the only way you grow.
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30 Calming, Self-Love Reminders For When You Don’t Feel Like You
It’s a bad day, not a bad life.
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If You Let Me In, I Will Love You So Deeply
When I kiss you, I’ll kiss all of me onto your lips. I’ll kiss you with heart, with passion. I’ll kiss you like no other woman has. I promise you’ll see the difference.
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11 Reasons Why You Should Definitely Fall In Love With The Stubborn Girl
She's passionate. She’s not the type of girl to be even-keel, ho-hum about everything. She’ll light a fire in you and will give your relationship a wonderful, exciting spark.
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I’m Not The Kind Of Girl You Call When You’re Lonely
I’m not the booty call, the girl that’s just here to satisfy your needs or to be a warm body next to yours when the other half of the bed feels cold.
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All The Ways I Want To Kiss You
I’ll kiss your temples. The little divots where I know your mind is spinning. I will kiss away your headaches, your worries, your fears. I will kiss you into calm.
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Sometimes You Won’t Get The Closure You Deserve (But You’ll Survive, This I Promise)
Not getting an answer sucks. Watching the person you care for so deeply change before your eyes and walk away, sucks. But you will make it through.
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13 Perfect Reasons To Date The Low-Maintenance Girl
She doesn’t need much to have a good time.
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Please Don’t Hold On To What You’ve Already Let Go Of
You’ve put the past behind you. You’ve let go. Whether a person or town, a bad memory or heartache, you’ve learned that you cannot cling to the familiar anymore.
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I Want Imperfect
I want someone who’s going to see me for me, us for us, and work through all that crap to have a love that means something rather than just looks nice.
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29 One-Sentence Reminders Everyone Who’s Not In A Rush To Get Married Needs To Hear Right Now
There is nothing wrong with you.