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The teenage experience is chronicled time and time again in television and film, but often in a way that undermines the depth and complexities of these formative years.

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In the process, you’ll find yourself removing everything that they once built. Habits that served them, belongings that they loved.

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You will one day be proud of the woman you’ve struggled to become.

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You gradually shift your entire perspective on life.

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Losing you has taught me that when people leave, it does not determine my worth.

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Being stuck in a rut does not mean the road is ending.

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There’s really no reason to rush. You have to endure the slow and painful process of your becoming. You have to cross every obstacle in life with grace. You have to smile even though your feelings are killing you on the inside.

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The lines of our world won’t perfectly align. Sometimes, the numbers won’t add up even when they’re supposed to.

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Even if you feel little or lost, know this—the universe isn’t done with you yet. You are only beginning.

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Don’t give up. You are still growing, and you can bloom while you grow.