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I learned this lesson the hard way by suffering through a mountain bike race. 

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We often focus on winners, but we don’t focus on the journey of losses, often times significant ones, that these individuals experienced along the way.

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You miss being carefree. Not giving a damn. When you didn’t know what sadness felt like. You miss not knowing what pain was. What loss was. What longing was.

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I thought we were going to make it, all this time I felt so sure of it. And then you told me you didn’t feel that way, that you didn’t know if there was room for me and my heart shattered.

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I have a confession: I am a reality TV junkie. I’m in recovery, and currently, I’m only really following two shows: America’s Next Top Model (no shame) and, what is easily the best show on TV, MasterChef Junior.

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Life after death isn’t the afterlife; it’s our life. It’s our life after the death of a loved one.

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You were mine for a heartbeat.

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Embrace it.

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Repeatedly do one or any combination of these and you’ll be sure to end the relationship in no time, or your money back guaranteed.

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I chose to do what I love rather than what would be most likely to secure a job or what would make the most money. For this decision I am punished daily.