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Don’t underestimate yourself so quickly. Everyone is unique and so are you. Just because you’re going through a rough time doesn’t mean that you really don’t represent anything of yourself.

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Thank you for the emotional pain that seemed to leave wounds all over my body, for I know now the freedom of opening up to vulnerability.

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Be vulnerable, write down three anxieties a day. I can’t be true to others if I’m not true to myself.

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It’s okay to lose time spent on something you do not want.

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Your hard work will pay off, and because you work extra hard for yourself and your family, it’s nice to know that you have done this on your own. No one can take that away from you.

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Have you ever felt like life was giving up on you?

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There’s nothing better than the warm embrace of belonging — that feeling you get when you’re part of something you love or believe in.

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I speak with conviction to say what I believe, what is on my mind, in a manner that bespeaks the determination with which I believe it.

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To lead a good fucking life, you have to accept that you aren’t already holding all the necessary ingredients to it.