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Virginia Beach Turned Me Into An Adventure Junkie
Low-adrenaline: Kayaking With the waters of Chesapeake Bay lapping at Virginia Beach, I discovered that settling into a kayak expedition for a half or full day is a wonderful way…
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What You Should Know About Using The Power Of Gratitude For A Better Life
Gratitude is the unsung hero that is seldom mentioned in conversations, just like compassion or kindness because they are considered weaker human qualities.
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You’re Allowed To Break
What a brave face you have on there. You’re showing the world you’re tough, you don’t need anyone else, you’re okay. And darling, you may be okay. But you know…
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7 Terrifying Details We Can’t Wait To See In The New ‘Pet Sematary’
2. How disturbing those who come back from the pet sematary are. Church, the Creed family cat, gets run over on a highway near their new home. After the pet…
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This Is Why Long Distance Couples End Up In The Happiest Relationships
This is an obvious but important factor in long distance relationships: Communication is key.
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This Is Why We’re So Spooked By ‘Pet Sematary’
But wait, it gets creepier. This story is about the temptation to bring a loved one back from death — even knowing they’ll be horribly changed — which is instantly…
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5 Ancient Burial Grounds That Are Almost As Scary As The One In ‘Pet Sematary’
2. Resurrection Cemetery, Chicago: In Chicago, a woman named Mary was struck by a car after attending a dance at the O’Henry Ballroom in the 1930s.
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An Open Letter To Everyone Who ‘Doesn’t Understand’ Mental Health Issues
I’m happy that you don’t need to disappear for days on end after you’ve spoken to people. That it doesn’t make you feel sick when you have to go outside…
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This Is Me Giving Up On The Possibility of You
As much as I enjoy hoping, I have wasted too much time wishing instead of living my life and finding someone who dreams about me in the way I’ve dreamt…
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Staying Up Late To Text You Means I Really Like You
Staying up late to text you means you matter more than my schedule.
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9 Stupidly Simple Signs Your Forever Person Is Thinking About Proposing
Your person is suddenly being weird about money.
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Trust Your Heart, No Matter What
Follow your heart and know that it will bring you exactly where you need to be.
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Loving Someone Doesn’t Mean You Let Them Get Away With Treating You Terribly
If you went on a first date with someone who treats you the way your person treats you now, would you give them another chance? If the answer is no,…
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This Is The Ultimate Kind Of Love
Once you find happiness within yourself; nobody can take it away from you.
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7 Years: An Essay In The Fifth Person
But while I can divvy everything up into silly little periods to fit this equation, I know it’s nothing more than a joke for entertainment’s sake, because seven years is…
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The Reason Your Toxic Ex Is Still Stuck On Your Mind, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
TAURUS: You always have a hard time forgetting about the past. You always have a hard time letting people go.
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Here’s Some Advice From ‘Queer Eye’ And The Fab 5
Embrace what you got, honey, but work towards a better life for yourself.
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A Thank You Letter To My Exes Mother, We Need More Men In The World Like Your Son
I mumbled, ‘thank you God’ in many prayers more times than I could count on Sundays.
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I’m Not Good At Dating, But This Is Why I Should Be Yours
I am never going to date again because I am already yours for good.
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The Hopeless Romantic’s Survival Guide To Being Ghosted
I’ve only been a ghostee once in my life, and it sucked a lot.
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You’re Allowed To Change Your Dreams
Life is constantly shifting all around us. Seasons change, flowers bloom, the wind moves, and sometimes, the things we hold onto so tightly no longer serve us best.
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7 Ways To Stop Feeling Depressed And Wide Awake At Night
Are you struggling with depression and wondering how to stop feeling depressed at night?
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21 Signs You Have Inner Peace, Even If You Suffer From Anxiety
You may worry about what others think of you when you’re speaking with them, but you don’t change who you are for them.
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What It Means To Fall For A Girl Who Believes She’s Difficult To Love
If you truly love her, then love her.
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29 Life Lessons You Owe It To Yourself To Learn In Your Twenties
Your late twenties are for putting together all the lessons you learned in your early twenties. Here are twenty-nine lessons you should learn by the time you’re about to hit…
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This Is For ‘The Other Woman’—I Forgive You
What happened was wrong. But I can’t blame you for that. You didn’t have a commitment to me, he did.
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These Are The 6 Zodiac Signs Who Are Most Likely To Ghost You
Virgos are very good at giving off a detached vibe regardless of how much they like you.
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A Short List Of Reasons Why I Absolutely Love You
The way you often put your head on my shoulder (it’s easy because you are tall and I am not tall) as if to say “my neck is tired” or…
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Dear Heart, I’m Sorry For Not Taking Good Care Of You
I’m sorry for not loving you enough. I’m sorry for always putting you through hell expecting you to be happy and calm.
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Thank You For Being The Best Thing I Never Had
Someone else will come around and that’ll be exactly what they want and need from you.
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This Is What It Means To Be Truly Vulnerable In Your Relationship
To be vulnerable is a gift held by those who have the bravery and capacity to love with their whole heart.
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In The Hurricane Of A Breakup
This storm will pass, and I will be bruised from it. But I’ll be alive. And I’ll breathe deeper than ever before.
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SXSW Attendees Saw ‘Pet Sematary’ And Fans Are Hyped (And So Are We)
A freaky thing happened on the way to the festival… [vimeo 325293638 w=640 h=360] For the attendees of this year’s South by Southwest it was a creepy procession of children…
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This Is What To Expect From The New Moon In Pisces Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Pisces Season allows for us to connect, feel the compassion of our fellow neighbors and it allows for us to tap into our inner desire to make changes in the…
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I Never Want To See My Mother Again, And I’ve Never Felt More Free
I am not hung up on the past, nor does this particular story have any bearing on my life now, except it did become a pattern of what was to…
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Read This When You Are Consumed By Anger And Chaos You Have Lost Your Way
Anger and chaos cannot live in a peaceful mind because they oppose one another.
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An Open Letter To God For When Your Heart Is Hurting
Dear God, my heart is hurting. It feels weak, exhausted, and conflicted. It feels used, tainted, and left behind. It’s hurting, and I don’t know why.
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Never Run Back To The Person Who Broke You
They will not heal you. They will not change. They will never change.
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When He Makes You Feel Like You’re Just A Phase
With someone like me, it is either all or nothing. You either put your hand in the fire and learn to love the way the flames caress your skin or…
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When You’re Clinically Depressed, Life Becomes A Paradox
Unlike grief or situational depression, which can be linked to a single problem or event, clinical depression often pops right out the blue clear sky.
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25 Questions To Ask Someone Other Than ‘What Do You Do?’
What fictional character is most like your personality?
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Stop Doing These 25 Things—They’re Killing Your Happiness
The moments that stop the world only happen when you stop and appreciate the world.
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When You Know You Deserve Better But Can’t Seem To Leave
You promise yourself you will leave in a week or a month or a year or tomorrow — but it never seems to happen.
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That’s When I Knew
When did I know? When I closed my eyes and held my breath, unzipped and undressed my ribcage.
