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It’s so hard to be strong all the time. It hurts to smile all the time; the muscles in my face are sore and it stings. 

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It’s tempting to remain inside of your comfort zone so that you never get hurt – but your comfort zone is a stagnant place. You are never going to move forward while you are there. You are never going to grow.

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I am consistently outside of my comfort zone, breathing heavy and hiding my shaking hands, but that does not make me weak. That takes strength.

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Strong girls never chase after cute boys, because if someone does not organically want to be with them, if someone needs convincing to like them back, then that person is not worth their time.

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She leaves behind bad relationships. She is unafraid of the single life. She would rather be alone than trapped inside a relationship where she is unappreciated.

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The strongest girls are the ones who always feel like they should be doing more. Even if they spent the entire week running from here to there, never getting a moment of rest, they still feel like they could have been more productive.

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You can be a strong girl who misses a boy. You can be a strong girl who hates herself for losing that boy. 

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Who we are as people is not comprised of the negative pieces of our lives, but the positive. By the ways we’ve stood back up after being pushed down, risen after falling. By the way we’ve continued, and never given up.

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Taking yourself out of a toxic situation, or into a healthy one is not wrong. Establishing where you stand in regards to a certain issue or choice is not wrong. Being honest about your emotions, even if it might make someone feel ‘bad’ in the process is not wrong.

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Anyone who loves you will open arms to you, not think you’re a burden.