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Here’s a dirty little secret: Your experience in the real world will not even come close to what you’ve seen in movies or heard about in your favorite songs.

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I may not feel love when I’m alone, but at least I don’t cry.

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You achieve as much as you allow yourself to pursue. You create as often as you are willing to show up, and to begin.

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Don’t let money be a hindrance to you living the life you deserve. Don’t die without living your life. Don’t let life take this lifetime away from you.

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And it’s so much easier said than done. Because being present is a practice. Accepting what is and learning how to be okay with what you can’t change is a practice. 

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That June I cried into new spaces I didn’t know existed.

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We must listen to what’s wrong, feel it, move through it, allow it just to be.

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The truth is, we can’t control when our time will be up. Even under unfortunate circumstances, like when we’re told we have a certain amount of time left, we never know for sure. 

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I hope you fall in love with art, and with science, and with politics, and with history, and with music, and with dance. 

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You’re capable of achieving greatness, and you’re capable of overcoming all of these difficulties.