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This Is What It Means To Turn 30

This Is What It Means To Turn 30

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I have enough experiences to give advice when asked, but not enough to offer unsolicited wisdom. I’m old enough to have strong opinions, but young enough to still listen with an open mind.

You Are Going To Leave Footprints In Places No One Ever Believed You Would Make It To

You Are Going To Leave Footprints In Places No One Ever Believed You Would Make It To

Jacqueline Whitney Jacqueline Whitney
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You are the image of a tragic story turned breathtakingly beautiful.

Newsflash: You Don’t Have To Travel The World To Figure Out Who You Are

Newsflash: You Don’t Have To Travel The World To Figure Out Who You Are

Brianna Wiest Brianna Wiest
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Traveling is a privilege, not a rite of passage.

It’s Time To Fight For The Right To Be Who You Are

It’s Time To Fight For The Right To Be Who You Are

Stephenie Zamora Stephenie Zamora
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I’m learning how to fight for the right to be who I am. To take up space. To have a voice.

To The Village It Took To Raise Me

To The Village It Took To Raise Me

Jessica Rose Jessica Rose
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Blood doesn’t make family and four walls don’t make a home.

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