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8 Important Lessons On Surviving Life I Wish I Had Learned Sooner
How is someone else going to know how to love you if you do not love yourself?
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10 Relationship ‘Truths’ You Have To Let Go Of If You Want Lasting Love
To say that love conquers all is hyperbolic and misleading. It’s also a dangerous belief because it engenders a kind of hopeful laziness.
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If You Don’t Take The Money, They Can’t Tell You What To Do
“Money’s the cheapest thing. Liberty, freedom is the most expensive.”
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What I Really Wish I Could Tell You
I wish I could tell you I am not used to being loved, I am not used to being treated like a queen and put on a pedestal. I am…
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I Think I’m Finally Clean From You
I was convinced if I threw it all away, shoved it in leftover grocery bags and left it on your porch that I would be free. That I would be…
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How To Ignore The Asshole In Your Mind So You Can Lead A Better Life Already
Everyone has a jerk inside their head.
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I Want To Listen To You Every Day Of The Week
I want to listen to the music you like and the words that move you. I want to listen to you sing even if you can’t follow the note.
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16 Ideas For A Rainy Day To Instantly Put You In A Good Mood Despite The Weather
1. Turn the lights down, put on fuzzy socks, and make yourself a cup of hot tea.
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10 ISFJs Explain The Ways In Which They Defy The ISFJ Stereotype
“I love changes as long as they make sense, and I appreciate spontaneity even though I myself am not spontaneous.”
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Maybe It’s Too Soon To Say I Love You
It’s too soon to say I love you, but when we both feel an absence in the quiet, we can’t think of anything else to fill it with.
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9 Ways To Spring Clean All The Toxic Thoughts That Are Holding You Back
Realize that positive affirmations will only work if you believe in them. You can look in the mirror and proclaim self love 100 times a day, but unless you actually…
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Get Inspired With A Free Download Of Thought Catalog’s Latest Book, “From Failure To Fresh Start”
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When Someone Breaks Your Heart, You Have To Clean Them Away Too
When you clean all the damage away and take your time to make sure every corner is polished and spotless, there’s no evidence that it was ever even there in…
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Here’s What You Need To Cut Out Of Your Life, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
To grow, a Gemini needs to let go of the guilt they hang on to about being fickle.
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This Year, Spring Clean Your Heart
After all, our hearts are like any other room; collecting dust and clutter the longer we keep pushing unwanted items under the rug.
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13 Ways To Dust Your Relationship Off When It Needs A Little Extra Shine
Cool it with the insulting “jokes.”
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8 Tiny (But Profound) Changes That Will Brighten Your Living Space Just In Time For Spring
Add some green plants. (Ones you won’t kill right away.)
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21 People On The Most Disgusting Thing They Have Ever Done (And How Long They Waited To Shower After)
“I felt like I was washing my sins away.”
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The Miracle Of Letting Go: Here’s Exactly What It’s Like To Embrace The Japanese Art Of Tidying
“Clutter has only two possible causes: too much effort is required to put things away or it is unclear where things belong.”
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23 Things To Expect When You Date A Total Clean Freak
You’ll probably receive more than one over-priced scented candle as a gift for no special occasion.
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So, You Suck At School? Doesn’t Mean You Aren’t Smart: The 7 Types Of Intelligence
Professor and psychologist, Howard Gardner writes about this in his 1983 book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. In it, Gardner proposes there are actually seven types of…
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‘Do You Keep Your Socks On?’ And 26 Other Questions Virgins Ask About Sex
“What happens to your socks? Do you actually keep them on?”
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21 Ways To Stop Torturing Yourself And Learn To Love
Jot down kind words others say about you and keep them in a your wallet or handbag. Pick out a few whenever your inner critic needs a sharp rebuff.
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This Is How You Will Survive
This is not one of those millennial think-pieces that talk you up, that tell you how special you are and that your heart is strong and that you’ll make it.…
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I Love You For Your Mind
I’m in love with your thoughts, with the way you think deeply and take everything into consideration. The way your mind works intrigues me completely, you’re not an average person…
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8 Dating Habits You Need To Outgrow If You Want A Shot At Real Love
Using social media to get their attention.
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24 Truly Agonizing Struggles Only The First Born Child Understands
“Hey!” Mom says with one foot out the door. “You’re okay to cancel all of your fun plans tonight and watch your siblings, right? kthxbai!” 🙃
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30 Beautiful Moments In Your Life That You Will Never Forget
The moment you get what you’ve been praying for and realizing that the world is not so bad after all.
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This Is How Difficult A Server’s Job Really Is (From A Server’s Perspective)
I think people have this notion that servers are idiots, or lazy, or make bad decisions, and somewhat like incarcerated felons, deserve the social ire that they get.
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23 INTJs Share The Ways In Which They Defy The INTJ Stereotype
“I’m very in tune with people around me, especially the ones I care about and want to help.”
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What Does It Take to Be A ‘Best-Selling Author’? Exactly $3 And 5 Minutes
I would like to tell you about the biggest lie in book publishing.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Wins The Oscar For Best Actor And Everyone Immediately Sh*ts Themselves
For years, he’s been the bridesmaid, never the bride, so we all knew it was coming.
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6 Fictional Characters I Was In Love With Who Would Actually Be Terrible Boyfriends
Ross would have been that guy who is so grateful to be with you…until you start growing or changing or just, you know, embracing who you are. Then Red Ross…
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There Is A Right Way (And A Wrong Way) To Be Selfish In Your Twenties
You owe people common decency, but you do not owe them your suffering.
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To The Girls Who Have Forgotten Their Strength
She only falls when she forgets her power, that she is the moon and stars and everything he wishes upon.
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I’m So Afraid That I’m Unworthy Of Your Love
Your past may have built you but it never reduced you, it never spoiled your potential — it only ever added to it, it only ever made you stronger, more…
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I Hope The Way They Treated Your Love Haunts Them Forever
Because that is the truth, darling. You deserve someone who treats your love like it is more precious than anything else in the world.
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8 Reasons Why I’ve Chosen To Rely On Only Myself For Happiness
Lift your head up, stay smiling and keep doing you for reasons that benefit you. People will generally appreciate you more for it, but most importantly, you’ll learn to appreciate…
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49 Real Nurses Share The Terrifying Hospital Ghost Stories That Scared Them To Death
Spirits and the paranormal abound at hospitals so what happens when these shrines to science and medicine come up against things that are entirely unexplainable?
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9 Things I’ve Learned From Constantly Striving To Be Better Than I Was Yesterday
Given the choice between judging someone and trying to be understanding, you should at least try to opt for the latter.
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19 Things Only People Who Are Very Organized But Surprisingly Chill Understand
People never seem to understand why you can be the person who sets the time everyone should meet at… and then simultaneously be the person who shows up 15 minutes…
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15 Perfectly Emotional Songs For When You Literally Can’t Stop Crying
Let’s face it, every now and then you just need a super solid cry. It’s healing! It’s therapeutic! It’s weirdly fun!
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One Of The Country’s Most Terrifying Urban Legends: The Goatman Of Maryland
The first violent encounter came in the 1960’s when a young couple went “parking” off of Flechertown Road. The couple was being harassed by something in the woods and the…
