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“What is pain to you? Is it HURT, is it REGRET, or is it DENY and MASK? You must learn to manage what ails you the most, and don’t just settle for COPING. When there’s the absence of the journey, how do you get to the after? Which is the GROWTH and UNDERSTANDING? Be VULNERABLE!” -Vanessa That’s All… Ms. Teardrops

“Knowing how to love and be loved can be difficult if you let it. By LEANING into the breakdown in however it manifests itself, your breakthrough can be waiting on the other side. Trust in HIM always and let go of that hidden doubt you’ve been lugging around. Go ahead, get your Bill Withers LEAN on.” – Vanessa

“I had a conversation about Faith with a friend, and my ask is, at what point do you realize that that’s the bottom line? HE gives us the Tools, the Knowledge, and the Understanding of what we need to make that judgment. So, at some point people, it’s up to us to stop talking and asking others to decode it, and just step out on faith, something that’s so often unused and underestimated. So no need to Faith Evans this, it’s just Faith.” – Vanessa #msteardropsspeaks

“Every now and again, we should Pause, Reset, Refuel, and clear our database for the next episode to enjoy. Don’t let something so small in your life overshadow the big picture of what’s to come. Are there not any flowers to stop and smell anymore? Look for the floral bouquet in every aspect of your life.” – Vanessa

“It’s tough when you’ve chosen someone that will never choose you. Well let me say it this way, they may never choose you the way you should be chosen or want to be chose. In some people’s minds, it’s all about the Hook Up! In others, it’s about settling down with the want to start that forever relationship. All you have to do is pick your side and the rest should be crystal clear. Go on and make it a WHO’s ZOOMIN WHO, Aretha Franklin Style Likes.” – Vanessa

“If you find yourself so high up that you become detached from reality, is gravity your only hope? If so, why? Come down on your own, the outcome can be personally gratifying! -Vanessa

“Life is about little bite-size chews, slightly risky adventures, winding roads with no end in sight, walking in the rain, naming the shapes of the clouds, smelling and tasting the dirt of the land, trying to find matching snowflakes, and challenging father time… but most of all, LiFE IS! So make the best of it, while you’re on the top side of the soil.” – Vanessa

“Who has had you clutching your pearls all year? Round up or write down all those jewel knockoffs and auction them off to the highest bidder of Drama Creators. You are moments away from starting fresh in the new season. So, get ready to unclench and be open to receive what the rest of the year has in store for you. So who’s up for deep diving for Marine Oysters and Freshwater Mussels! Do they come in pink or purple!” -Vanessa

“People come into your life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime. For a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. Assist you through difficult times, provide guidance and support. Aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. For a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. And LIFETIME, teaches you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.” Strive for the Lifetime moments Hopeless Romantic Likes!” -Vanessa

“While Grace is carrying you through all that’s happening in the world today, will Mercy be on standby to get you to the end zone?” Because with this cycle of rinse and repeat on loop, allow Wisdom to flourish and take the wheel Carrie Underwood Likes.” -Vanessa

“Has your #1 gotten away or became distant close to the holidays, which puts everything in question?… Do you find it easy or tolerable to consider your #2 without regret as a backup plan? Does having a back up plan kind of becomes mentally the reason why the #1 choice didn’t work?” Be careful multipliers you may end up with a #3 who you don’t even have have lined up yet.” -Vanessa

“There may be times in your life where you need a lifeline or another door to get to what you need in life. In that moment, you’re unable to find the way forward and you’re in a what do I do moment. You end that pity party, find your basic tools and you build an open frame of your vision to walk through.” Go on and have your Tim the Tool Guy Minute Likes. I do!” -Vanessa Hollis