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Give yourself space to feel what you’re feeling.

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One extreme to the next. This is the roller coaster I live.

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You are braver than you believe, smarter than you think, and stronger than you show. 

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I’m sitting here in the dark watching the lightning, listening to the thunder, with some soft John Mayer playlist on and it’s exactly what I needed today to validate how I’m feeling. Dark.

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No, I’m not going to ask you to forget those who caused you pain; those who made you feel small; those who crumpled your person like a piece of paper with their declarations and actions. No, not now. 

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Take it branch by branch, break it and analyze what the causes are and what the consequences are. Untie to find out the root and take it from there. And only then, we may have a chance to beat this monster.

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

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Remember the ones who didn’t leave you behind, who followed you even when you were headed the wrong way, who fought through battles with you. Remember the ones who stayed and never left.

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The strange and beautiful thing about the human condition is that everyone needs someone, and there’s someone out there who is looking for someone just like you.

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I was never a cheery child. For many years, I didn’t speak to new people.