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You Don’t Need Permission to Begin Again

You’ve already survived the hardest part. Now it’s time to live like it.

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Anthony D Brice
Sep 16, 2025
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A new beginning doesn’t require permission. Just the courage to say yes to yourself.

Sometimes the hardest person to convince is you.
You’ve been through so much.
And somewhere along the way, you started thinking that healing just meant not hurting as much.

But what if healing also means being allowed to start over?

Not just recover.
Not just cope.
But really reimagine.

The version of you who held everything together?
They were strong. But tired.
And now…
this next chapter gets to be lighter. Brighter. Fuller.

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