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We left off in a dark place because it was a dark place and there are people out there who would willfully put you back into that dark place and leave you there, if it meant they felt better. The first thing I realized was; I wasn’t unlovable, they were incapable of love. I am… Read more
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There is one piece of subject matter I understand well and am very acquainted with— grief. I think it started when I was a little girl. It was the little things, the silence that should have been praise, the glare that should have been a smile. It evolved into cutting words that never should have… Read more
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Some of us don’t have parents, we have gatekeepers and opposition. But why? Because we were the ones that were born to destroy the illusion, to break the cycle. Because we’re dangerous with regard to the narrative. I’ve noticed within my generation and the few years surrounding my generation, there are a lot of people… Read more
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I know a thing or ten about loss. I’ve suffered a lot of loss. A lot of should have been this way— a lot of this never should have happened. But it was that way and it did happen. It was heart breaking, feeling the pain of the losses rip though my chest, feeling like… Read more
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I’ve had a lot of time to think and to observe the world around me, lately. There is shocking information pouring out at a faster rate than any human can comprehend. It’s unavoidable now. It is vitally important to know what is happening but not become inundated by it. Know enough so you can learn… Read more
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I don’t think anyone planned on hardening their heart, it just sorta happened. Trust died at some point. There was the last lie they told, the last lie you told yourself. There was the last excuse you made for them, for yourself. There were a lot of lasts. The last time you shrank in order… Read more
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I can’t say this enough— be yourself, live for yourself, as yourself— not as other people want you to be. Discover who you are, what you like and how you like to live and proceed accordingly. I see so many people making decisions because those things are what their family members want or their boyfriend… Read more
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When troubles come, what is your go to? What mode do you slide into in order to persevere or get through difficult times? What habits have you developed over the years and are they effective? Do you always come out on top, as unshaken as possible? Or are your responses and reactions to troubling times… Read more
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Has the humanity drained out of humans? For a lot of people, yes. But the thing that people avoid within you is the very thing they avoid within themselves. I FEEL everything so huge! I feel it all through my body. That’s really too much for some people because they’re completely disconnected from their feelings.… Read more
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What happens when you encounter fire within someone? The kind of fire that reveals your truest most authentic self. The kind of fire that isn’t safe, but it will spark within you all that you have ever desired to be. What do you want out of life? Do you desire much of the same from… Read more