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It remembers the nights we talked endlessly under the stars and the expanse of the universe. Where you held me in your arms and we cuddled until we fell asleep.

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Maybe it truly is a blessing that even if we are letting someone go from our lives, we get to hold the memories shared between us forever.

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You went by the window to smoke that dry, hand-rolled cigarette. I came over to join you, perched on the edge of the couch. We each took a hit. You looked at me deeply and that was it.

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Alternative title: notes from my quarantine therapy sessions in no particular order.

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Change isn’t just about letting go of old things, it’s about being open to new ones, for there is still more to come.

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They say intense feelings for someone can create an emotional transformation within us that never really goes away. Even when its fire fades with the passing of time, it still lingers somewhere in our hearts for as long as we are breathing.

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Today I took a short voyage in time, uncovering what the water buried in the sand.

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Vacations may be canceled right now, but my memories are not.