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Growing up, we were taught that we should always love others and be kind to them but we weren’t really told how to be kind to ourselves or how to love ourselves.

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve told people I am homeless, even though I’m not.

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This is a love born from the appreciation of new experiences and connections that expanded your mind, fed your soul and freed your spirit.

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Until you are at home in your own heart, you will never make peace with the world.

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Moving away from home is one of the most exhilarating experiences that I firmly believe everyone should indulge in during their lifetimes.

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As much as I wanted to be a home for you, you only saw me as a shelter.

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So, my dear heart and soul, you find yourself without roots again. Yet you are everywhere.

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My parents fit their life in Romania into eight suitcases, and dragged my brother and I with them, all for the promise of a better future. They did this for us, they said.

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The day you decide to reconcile yourself with whatever you’ve been away from running from is the day you finally stop running.

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Burning the candle at both ends was tough. Two jobs and a buzzing social scene, is there any wonder I substituted the tea for coffee?