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It was an ordinary, relaxing Sunday evening with my love as we snuggled into our bed to start watching our seasonal Netflix show.

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I could hold on to every single heartache and failure and disappointment, the endless moments where I so desperately wished it would have worked when it couldn’t have been less well-timed.

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I hear very often that to love is a choice, and in many ways I believe that. But it takes an immense amount of strength to wake up every morning and choose something that you might not feel in your heart is right. In this case you have two paths: to hold on or to let go.

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The world is pretty dark in this moment. That darkness is the unknown. It’s terrifying in so many ways.

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We all have setbacks throughout our days. Most of them are minor, like oversleeping and running late. But sometimes, we’re faced with setbacks that knock the wind out of us and make us re-evaluate our lives entirely.

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“You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” —Walt Disney

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The world keeps moving, running past you, and it doesn’t make sense how it can all keep going on after your life is over.

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When the teasing and laughter would eventually die down, the inevitable question would arise: “Jeff, what DO you want to be when you grow up?”

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I didn’t cave into what society told me I ‘deserved,’ because I’d finally come to understand that I deserved whatever the hell I earned, and that just because I fell down, didn’t mean that I couldn’t get back up.

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Life would be predictable and boring if you knew what happened next at every turn. Keep figuring out your next high. Keep setting goals. Keep dreaming.