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Be loving, be kind, and be a blessing to everyone you come across in this life.

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While the training I received was important, it was the people I was lucky enough to meet that truly made the biggest impact.

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People who constantly say, “Be positive, stop thinking negative!” Or overly optimistic individuals baffles me as a way of being “encouraging” — it just shows that you’re either being disingenuous towards what the other party is feeling, apathetic, ignorant, unrealistic, or all of the mentioned.

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How much does it cost to speak well of someone and to be kind?

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Right now, the best medicine we all need against this virus is community, even if it’s sitting behind a computer screen and keyboard.

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Yes, there will always be someone you’re close with who you feel betrayed, hurt, and unloved by, but forgive them. When they are gone, what will you wish you could say?

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I want to be remembered as the one who showed up. I want people to remember my presence. I want to be there for the ups and the downs, the celebrations and the trials, the failures and the wins.

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Kind people are not kind on accident. It is a very purposeful choice to be that way.

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Everyone is out here just doing the best that they can in the exact same way that you are.

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Being kind to yourself is often doing the thing you least want to do.