“Ego sum primus in solitudine” 🌌 .
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I love serendipity...which is how I discovered this statement. I typed in “In solitude I am in my prime” and translated it to Latin which resulted in the above phrase...translated back it literally means “I am the first in the desert”. Which I find hilarious on the surface since I’m actually in the desert. But it means so much more to me. .
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You think of the desert as a place of desolation without water or life. But I love to think of the desert at night. The desert sky is the most beautiful night sky I’ve seen anywhere, and I’ve been around a few places. There’s nothing in this life that can make me feel smaller, but not in an insignificant way. It makes me feel small in a way to remind me that God is great. No matter how much I have questioned it lately, no matter how much I question the existence of or intentions of. I am here, at this time and place, in this beautiful world, and all these things are happening for a reason. .
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We must be first in the desert of our lives. It is easy to be somewhere else populated, somewhere someone else has labored to make luscious and fruitful. But you will never be happy there. Be the first in your desert. Start from nothing and make everything. Make a place inviting for yourself and the people in your life. One day you will look around and realize every sweaty grueling moment was deliciously worth it. .
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