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meeting genuinely good people makes the crappy parts of life worth dealing with.

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maybe that's what it all comes down to. love. not a surge of passion, but as a choice to commit to something, someone, no matter what obstacles or temptations stand in the way. and maybe making that choice, again and again, day in and day out, year after year, says more about love than never having a choice to make at all.

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there are better things ahead than any we leave behind. -- C.S. Lewis.

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there is always something left to love. and if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing. -- Lorraine Hansberry.

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people are lonely because they build walls and not bridges. -- Joseph F. Newton.

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maybe i'm not all i should be, but i am more than what i used to be.
and God's not finished with me yet. i know He has made me,
and i won't insult what God has made.

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you are what you love, not what loves you.

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never forget, there is kindness in the world, just waiting to surprise you.

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ordinary riches can be stolen. real riches cannot. in your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. -- Oscar Wilde.

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only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. they learn what to do and what to avoid. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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and the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

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our days would be happier if we gave peopel a little bit of our hearts rather than a piece of our minds.

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when you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person that can live at peace with others.

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this is the acceptance speech. the end of anger and denial.
i accept that you and i will never be the same again.
that while those days will live in my mind forever, they're over.
i hate it, but i accept it. and i'm moving on now.

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if a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

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i've learned a lot this year. i learned that things don't always turn out the way you planned, or the way you think they should. and i've learned that there are things that go wrong that don't always get fixed or get put back together the way they were before. i've learned that some broken things stay broken, and i've learned that you can get through the bad times and keep looking for better ones, as long as you have people who love you. -- Jennider Weiner.

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after a while, you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and changing a soul. and you learn that love doesn't mean possession, and company doesn't mean security. and you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts, and presents aren't promises. you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child. and you learn to build your roads today because tomorrow's ground is to uncertain for plans. and futures have ways of falling down in mid-flight. after a while, you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. so you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. and you learn that you really can endure, that you really are strong, and you really do have worth. and you learn. -- Veronica A. Shoffstall.

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but some emotions don't make a lot of noise. it's hard to hear pride. caring is real faint, like a heart beat mixed with pure love. some days it's so quiet, you don't even know it's there.

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sin will cost you more than you ever wanted to pay,
take away more than you ever wanted to give,
and leave you farther than you ever wanted to go.

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you can't live a positive life with a negative mind.

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when you can't be honest with people, you can't ever relax with them. -- Dorothy Koomson.

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there are some things that are nothing more than what they are. they're not meant to last. they just take their place in your heart and make you a little smarter the next time.

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i think happiness is what makes people pretty. period. happy people are beautiful. -- Drew Barrymore.

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i've found that luck is quite predictable. if you want more luck, take more chances. be more active. show up more often. -- Brian Tracy.

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if a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. think up something appropriate and do it. -- Edgar Watson Howe.

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go be that starving artist you're afraid to be. open up that journal and get poetic finally. volunteer. suck it up and travel. you were not born here to work and pay taxes. you were put here to be part of a vast organism to explore and create. stop putting it off. the world has much more to offer than fifteen televisions at TGI Fridays. take pictures. scare people. shake up the scene. be the change you want to see in the world. you'll thank yourself for it. -- Jason Mraz.

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you can't rely on someone else to make you feel alive.

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just remember, you will survive. and you will be a better human for it.

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my thoughts tend to sound better in books i didn't write and in the songs i didn't sing. even then, sometimes there is no piece of literature, no song, no work of art that can really explain the way you feel. there is a double-edged comfort in knowing that no one really knows.

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the world is too big to never ask why. the answers don't fall straight out of the sky. i'm fighting to live and to feel alive, but i can't feel a thing without you by my side.

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i'm going to try to start updating again. (=
but i'll be out of town for a week,
so i won't be able to put anything online then.

my sister's getting married in less than a month,
and i'm her Maid-of-Honor so it's been a little busy.

some things change, some things don't.
a lot of things have, a lot of things haven't.

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i'm determined to love each day more than i'm afraid of it.

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some things are just not meant to last forever.
it might hurt to lose people, but maybe they just weren't supposed to stay.
maybe the impact they have on your life is greater because they're gone.
it gets tough, but life will give you a lot of people who are mean't to stay.
and even more who are not.

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the truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur
when we are deeply uncomfortable, unhappy or unfulfilled.
for it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort,
that we are likely to step out of our ruts
and start searching for different ways or truer answers.
-- M. Scott Peck.

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maybe love, too, is beautiful because it has a wilderness that cannot be tamed.
i don't know. all i know is that passion can take you up like a house of cards in a tornado,
leaving distruction in its wake.
or it can let you alone because you have built a stone wall against it
and set out the armed guards to keep it from touching you.
the real trick is to let it in, but then hold on.
to understand that the heart is as vast and wide as the universe,
but that we come to know it best from here,
this place of gravity and stability,
where our feet can still touch the ground.

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i've learned that no matter how thin you slice it, there's always two sides.
i've learned that it's taking me a long time to become the person i want to be.
i've learned that it's a lot easier to react than it is to stop and think.
i've learned that you either control your attitude or it controls you.
i've learned that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had
and what you've learned from them, than how many birthdays you've celebrated.
i've learned that quality is more important than quality when it comes to friends.
i've learned that it isn't enough to be forgiven by others;
sometimes you just have to learn how to forgive yourself.
i've learned that no matter how badly your heart is broken, the world won't stop for you.
i've learned that backgrounds and circumstances might have influenced who you are,
but we are responsible for the people we become.
i've learned that you can't make somebody love you;
all you can do is be somebody who can be loved.
i've learned that the word 'love' has many meanings, but it loses value when it is over-used.
and most importantly, i've learned that no matter how old or wise you think you are,
life never stops teaching.

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truth is, everybody is going to hurt you.
you just have to find the ones worth suffering for.
-- Bob Marley.

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as simple as it sounds, we must all try to be the best person we can be.
by making the best choices and by making the most of the talents we've been given.
-- Mary Lou Retton.

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the most important thing in life is to find yourself.
to know who you are at all times,
and to stand by that for the rest of your life.

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sometimes you feel everything and nothing, all at once.
sometimes you'll find yourself smiling while missing someone at the same time.
at times, you can absolutely love a person while wanting to so badly to hate them.
life comes without guarantees. except that smiling will brighten up your face,
laughing will enhance your eyes, and falling in love will change your life.

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whatever you do, don't settle.
you deserve so much more.

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you're the reason i come home.

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because street lights and stop signs are all that distance means.
freeways and free days are just like heaven to me.
love is a behavior, not a feeling.
it's the way somebody treats you, everyday, all day.
not just when their life is going well.

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i miss being able to count on you.

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you know it saves me to think even for a little while
that i owned the set of shoulders you came to rely on.

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sorry it's been so long, y'all.
almost a year !
good Lord, so much has happened.

i'm a senior now. and class vice-president.
and there's a lot of other new stuff,
but i'll quit wasting your time.
here's some quotes. :)

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as long as you are here with me, this will feel like home.

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strength doesn't come from winning. your struggles develop your strengths.
when you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

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there's no way you can know everything about someone.
that's what keeps everything interesting.
at some point, you just have to learn to trust people.

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pull yourself together before you set yourself apart.
make every door you walk through a living work of art.

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maybe some friendships aren't meant to be saved.
maybe we're meant to spend a certain part of our lives with certain people,
and then move on.

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before you try to figure out where to go, remember where you've been.

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if you want to change the way people respond to you,
change the way you respond to people.

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he attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence
and it was often difficult to tell which was which.

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finish each day and be done with it.
you have done what you could.
some blunders and absurdities have crept in;
forget them as soon as you can.
tomorrow is a new day.
you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit
to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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sometimes people are beautiful.
not in looks. not in what they say.
just in what they are.

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when everything inside of me looks like everything i hate,
You are the hope i have for change ; You are the only chance i'll take.

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don't wait to lay your armor down.

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lost love is still love. it just takes a different form is all. you can't see their smile or bring them food or tousle their hair or move them around a dance floor, but when those senses weaken, another heightens: memory. memory becomes your partner. you nurture it. you hold it. you dance with it.

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anything or anyone what does not bring you alive is too small for you.
-- David White.

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i hope you're learning to listen,
and i hope you're learning to stay.
and i hope you find what you're missing.
and i hope that you're making your way.

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i like to see people reunited.
i like to see people run to eachother, i like the kissing and the crying.
i like the impatience, the stories that the mouth can't tell fast enough,
the ears that aren't big enough, the eyes that can't take in all of the change.
i like the hugging, the bringing together.
the end of missing someone.
-- Jonathan Safran Foer.

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when people walk away from you, let them walk.
don't try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you,
calling you, caring for you, coming to see you, or staying attached to you.
your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

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sometimes your heart needs a long restart
to realize how it feels to be off your sleeve,
and back in your own chest.

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make yourself free.

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love is a great beautifier - Louisa May Alcott.

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i don't care where you come from, as long as you come to me.
but i don't like all those illusions, i can't see them clearly.
i don't care. i wouldn't dare to fix the twist in you.
you've shown me eventually what you'll do.
i don't mind, i don't care, as long as you're here.

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when it comes down to it,
you either risk nothing in life,
or you risk everything.
that's just how it is.

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if there's one thing i've learned so far,
it's that you're never too strong to apologize,
and it's never too late to change.

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love what you have with all you have.

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we're meant to lose the people we love.
how else are we supposed to know how important they are ?

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we are not the same person this year as last - nor are those we love.
it is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.

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before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself.
before you can move their tears, your own must flow.
to convince them, you must yourself believe.
-- Winston Churchill.

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risk-taking, trust and serendipity are the key ingredients of joy.
without risk, nothing new ever happens.
without trust, fear creeps in.
without serindipity, there are no surprises.
-- Rita Golden Gelman.

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love and kindness are never wasted.
they always make a difference.
-- Barbara De Angelis.

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the irony of commitment is that it's deeply liberating - in work, in play, in love.
the act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic,
from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation.
to commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life.
-- Ann Morriss.

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the world owes you nothing.
it was here first.
-- Mark Twain.

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anyone who can touch you can hurt you.
anyone who can reach you can love you. or leave you.
-- Natasha Bedingfield.

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don't waste your time asking why such an amazing thing could happen to you. just let it happen.
don't doubt that you could be loved. just let yourself be loved.
if you don't believe you're worth anyone's time, then you won't be.
take yourself seriously and others will too.
'why' is such a wasteful question.
why ? because that's the way it's supposed to be.
that's the only answer you have. accept it.

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i might not be making much sense right now,
but that's the way i see it.
i find myself in you.
i know that's some totally cliche line,
but it's really the only thing i can think of right now to explain this.
out there, in the world, i'm lost.
but with you, everything is clearer.

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though the miles may come between us,
you're always and forever on my mind.
when you go, don't forget to write.
you're the best thing that ever happened.
i never imagined that you would change my life.

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the best feeling in the world is finally knowing you took a step in the right direction,
a step towards the future where everything that you never thought was possible is possible.

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i miss you.
when something really good happens, you're the first one i want to share it with.
when something is troubling me, you're the only one who would understand.
when i laugh or cry, you're the only one who could make me laugh harder or cry less.
i don't know where you went or why we grew apart, but you should know, i miss you.

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so i let you go, i set you free.
and when you've seen what you need to see,
when you find yourself, comeback to me.

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maybe our mistakes are what make our fate.
without them, what would shape our lives ?
perhaps if we never veered off course,
we wouldn't fall in love, or have babies, or be who we are.
after all, seasons change, and so do cities.
people come into our lives and people go,
but it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart.
and if you're very lucky, only a plane ride away.

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even when i don't think i did anything wrong, i'm always the first to apologize.
i think it's more mature to rise above it than to waste time bickering.
but at the same time, i worry that someday i'll end up allowing people to walk all over me.

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the expected is what we live for.
the unexpected is what changes our lives.

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go to bed with a dream,
but wake up with a purpose.

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the distance seems so much further when you shove it in my face.
this moment has left me with nothing else to say.

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sometimes i feel like i'm wasting all my time waiting for my life to start.
i'd rather trip and fall than never try.
i don't want to waste another day while the world goes by.
i want to live it. i want to breath it.
i want to feel it for myself.

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you need to have a little faith.
not everyone you love is going to leave you.

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i think the hardest part of this situation is that neither of us know what's going on.
neither of us know what the other is thinking,
and we're both trying to make decisions on information we don't know.

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get back on your feet and quit making excuses.
this is your chance, and you don't want to lose this.
keep your head above the water and it will all be allright.
but don't say all these things if you don't really mean them.
my heart has gotten tired, but it's still beating.

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even when you're not sure where you're headed, it helps to know you're not going there alone.
no one has all the answers, and sometimes the best thing to do is just apologize and let the past be the past.
other times, we need to look to the future and know that even when we think we've seen it all,
live can still surprise us, and we can still surprise ourselves.

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i want a steady hand and a kind soul.
i want to fall asleep and wake up knowing my heart is safe.

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i've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, live does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. i've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle these three things : a rainy day, lost luggange, and tangled Chrismas tree lights. i've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. i've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life. i've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. i've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. i've learned that whenever i decide something with an open heart, i usually make the right decision. i've learned that even when i have pains, i don't have to be one. i've learned that every day, you should reach out and touch someone. people love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. i've learned that i still have a lot to learn. i've learned that people will never forget how you made them feel.
-- Maya Angelou.

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maybe it makes sense now.
maybe somewhere in all of this, there's a reason. maybe somewhere in all of this, there's a why.
maybe somewhere, there's that thing that lets you tie it all up with a neat bow and burry it in the backyard.
but nothing, not get getting angry, not prayers, and not tears, can make something that happened unhappen.

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she's banged up mentally and emotionally, literally and metaphorically.
but everyday she walks outside with a smile on her face, because that's who she is.

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cute is when a person's personality shines through their looks. even in the way they walk.
everytime you see them, you just want to run up and hug them.

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i'm never letting this one go,
because often, certain people enter our lives at the most peculiar times, for the most beautiful reasons.
they seem to make such perfect impressions, while leaving behind an everlasting impact.
some of the best things in life appear when you least expect them. things you can never forget.

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when you're in love with someone,
that person is the lighthouse of your universe.

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i hate the person i become when you're not around.

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but in the end, the most important thing to accept is that no matter how alone you feel, or how painful it may be, with the help of those around you, you'll get through this too.

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i need to do this. i need to prove to you that i can make it on my own. i need to prove to myself that i am strong enough to live my life to the fullest, without relying on you to hold me together. i need to move on. i need to get over this stumbling block, because i want to be happy again. i want to be able to smile and laugh and make a joke without knowing in my heart that the joy i show is just a lie. i need to stop missing you. i need to stop caring. our time has come and gone, and whether i like it or not, i need to move on with my life. i need to leave you behind and make myself strong and independent. i just need to stop needing you.

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men will treat you the way you let them.
there is no such thing as deserving respect.
you get what you demand from people.
if you demand respect, he will either respect you,
or he won't associate with you.
it really is that simple.
-- Tucker Max.

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God Bless.

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Sorry, y’all. It’s summer; things have been busy.
Life’s been good though. J Hope you enjoy this update.

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All we have left is self-control.
All we have to do is pack up and go.

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We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.

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I’d learned a long time ago not to be picky in farewells.
They weren’t guaranteed or promised.
And you were lucky, if not blessed, to get a goodbye at all.

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I cannot imagine where I would be today if it weren’t for the handful of friends who’ve given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it; friends make life a lot more fun.

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That’s just the problem with me these days; I’m walking on eggshells. Nothing ever goes wrong and nothing ever goes right. I don’t know how to get help and everything is perfect. But nothing ever moves me.

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I am waiting for something to go wrong. I am waiting for familiar results. I am waiting for another repeat; another attempt being crippled by defeat. And I am waiting for that sense of relief. I am waiting for you to flee the scene as if you held in your hand the smoking gun while on the floor laid the one you claim to have loved.

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I’ve tried forgetting but that didn’t seem to work. So I’ve come to terms with who you are and who you’ve been. The only thing I wish you could see is what you really could be. Your past doesn’t make you or decide who you are. And I know you’re not sorry, but I’ve forgiven you.

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If you don’t fall in love, you don’t get hurt.
But it sure does get lonely when you’re all by yourself.

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That’s what I mean. You think about things that aren’t important. Like who’s got more status than the other person. And you make your decisions about that based on things like clothes and friends and where people sit in the lunchroom and who people hang out with. And if people aren’t just like you, you think they’re not worthy and that nobody else who matters to you thinks they’re worthy. And so you write those people off. I remember when you weren’t like that. I remember when you cared about things that mattered and when you weren’t always sizing everything and everyone up all the time. And I like you a lot then.

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Don’t hold onto your past.
There’s a reason that it’s not coming back.

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I’ve noticed that nothing is permanent. You don’t want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it.

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If it’s the thought that counts,
then you can count on me.
I think about you all the time.

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When it comes to relationships, maybe we’re all in glass houses and shouldn’t throw any stones. Because you can’t ever really know. Some people are settling down, some people are settling, and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.

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Everyone is looking for themselves in someone else.

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This has everything to do with him. This is about the difference between right and wrong, between the truth and a lie. He took that from you. And if you can’t tell the difference, then you can’t trust anyone. And if you can’t trust, then you can’t love.

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You are the reoccurring kind.
You never really leave my mind.

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It’s been days without you in my reach, and the only time I’ve touched you is in my sleep. But time has changed nothing at all. You’re still the only one that feels like home. I’ve tried cutting all the ropes. I’ve tried to finally let you go. But you’re still the only one that ever feels like home.

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These nights seem to last forever. And maybe I’m wrong, but it feels like I’m so lost without you.

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You don’t have to try to censor your tears. But be honest. Are you happy?

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Love is passion; an obsession for that someone you can’t live without. If you don’t start with that, what are you going to end up with? Fall head over heels. I say, find someone you can love like crazy and who will love you the same way back. And how do you find him? Forget your head and listen to your heart. I’m not hearing any heart. Run the risk, if you get hurt, you’ll come back. Because, the truth is, there’s no sense in living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love… well, you haven’t lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if you haven’t tried, then you haven’t lived.

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I would like to be the air that inhibits you for a moment only.
I want to be that unnoticed, and that necessary.

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You’re the closest thing I have to bring up in conversation about love that didn’t last. But I could never call you mine, because I could never call myself yours. It’s not that our love died, it just never really bloomed. I can’t let go of you, though. You’re holding me back without even trying to. I can’t let go. I can’t move on from the past. Without lifting a finger, you’re holding me back. We didn’t die; we just never had a chance to grow. It might not make much sense to you or to any of my friends, but somehow you still affect the things I do.

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Stop talking about love. Every jerk in the world says he loves somebody. It means nothing. What you feel only matters to you. It’s what you do to the people that you say you love. That’s what matters. It’s the only thing that counts.

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There are some people who meet that somebody that they can never stop loving, no matter how hard they try. I wouldn’t expect you to understand that or even believe it, but trust me. There are some loves that don’t go away. And maybe that makes them crazy, but we all should be lucky enough to end up with that somebody who has a little of that insanity; somebody who never lets go; somebody who cherishes you forever.

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Sometimes a person has to let go because their heart just gets too tired of holding on. They’ll always love you though, no matter what.

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We can all use a little hope sometimes, you know. That feeling that everything is going to be okay and that there’s going to be someone there to help and make sure of that.

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I know it’s a bit sudden, okay, but yesterday was a great day. And I’m sitting on the bus and I realize that none of my great days in my life matter without you. You’re the one I want next to me when my dreams come true. You’re the one I want next to me if they don’t. As long as I have you, nothing else matters.

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It’s when you curl up under your covers, feeling almost every thread in your 600-thread-count and knowing exactly what indention it’s making upon the tiniest, microscopic parts of your skin. This isn’t how you want to fall asleep, thinking about the fibers of the sheets you’re sleeping on, but anything is better than thinking about what you’ve been thinking about all day. And the comforter weighs down on your shoulders like the hug you needed ever since this morning but never got; it doesn’t matter that it’s lightweight. It’s better than the anvil you’ve had on your heart, on your shoulders, on your entire upper body. The four cups of coffee you drank don’t even affect you because you’ve been waiting for this moment the entire day – the small, simple glimmer of a sun long since passed and the tiny opportune moment to get some sleep. You have to grasp it then, right in that moment where your eyelids feel heaviest; otherwise, it’ll be another wasted night remembering a face and a voice that doesn’t belong to you, no matter how much you try. You have to go to sleep right then, whether you’re comfortable or not; otherwise, you’ll end up an insomniac trying to get some peace, but you can’t. The darkness will drag on inevitably, the blankets offering no heat that you wish you could substitute for the arms you used to love. And you’ll be a broken shell, trying to sleep with that familiar feeling of wanting someone you can’t have; that deep, inpenetratable knowledge that you’re going to sleep alone.

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There’s a shine in your eyes and a twinkle in your smile.
I think I should probably let you know, I want you to stick around for a while.

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Everything we had is no longer there.

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I didn’t even like that song until I heard you sing it.

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Please believe that things are good with me.
And even when they’re not, they will be soon enough.

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Little lines and cracks around your eyes and your mouth.
Something’s trying to get out. It’s okay to be a little broken.

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It doesn’t work that way. You’ve seen enough to know better.
You better regulate it. This time, use your heart and not your mind.
Maybe you just don’t get it. You’ve worked way too hard to throw it all away.
Maybe you’re just not ready to start all over again.

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I took a lesson from a liar, but it never inspired a thing.
And all this rhetoric about loving you is just another clever way to say I know what I’m getting into.

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No matter how far I go, no matter how much this hurts,
I want you to know my heart remains with you.

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You’ll find you had the courage all along.

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I feel like I can trust you. I want to believe you more than anything.
But after being hurt, everything becomes such a blur that I don’t know what’s real anymore.
So hold me tight, darlin’. Make me believe.

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And when the world got to be too much for me, I took off and left a memory.
I was thinking I would find something better for me somehow.

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Surround yourself with people who will only raise you higher.

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It was one of those uncommon moments. One of those times when you don’t wish for something else. You don’t wish for even one thing to be different. One of those times when you have no other needs and no worries. Your insides are calm, and everything you were ever restless about, anything that had ever given you angst, is quieted to stillness.

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It’s not that some people have willpower, and some don’t.
it’s that some people are ready to change and others aren’t.

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Love dares you to change your ways of caring.

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I’ve always admitted that I am ruled by my passions.

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I’ve learned this past year. I’ve changed. I’ve grown. Maybe things do happen for a reason; maybe they don’t. But no matter what, they still happen. That’s what we need to remember. I learned to stop analyzing things, to just let them happen. And if I get hurt, or if something bad happens, then it happens. There’s nothing I can do to change that. I’ve learned to go with my gut, and that it’s okay to make mistakes because the ones that matter won’t care. I’ve learned that love really is as great as they say it is. I’ve learned that your friends can save you from your worst enemy – yourself. And, most importantly, I’ve learned that today is all we have.

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I may not be much, but I’m something.

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There’s comfort in knowing the truth, even when it hurts.

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And though I’ve already blown more chances than anyone should ever get,
all I’m asking is that you don’t write me off just yet.

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I deserve the right kind of love. The kind of love that makes me happy. The fantastic love that’s in books and movies. Even if we aren’t together forever, I want to look back and never regret having fallen in love with you. That’s the kind of love I think we all deserve.

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You learn. With every goodbye… you learn.

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I love talking about nothing. It’s the only thing I know anything about.

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Across the miles, it’s funny to me, how far away you are, but how near you seem be. I could talk all night, just to hear you breathe. I could spend my whole life just living in this dream. You’re all I’ll ever need. You give me strength, you give me hope, you give me someone to love, someone to hold. When I’m in your arms, I need you to know, I’ve never been this close. With all the loves I used to know, I kept my distance. I never let go. But in your arms, I know I’m safe, because I’ve never been held and I’ve never been kissed in this way. When I’m in your arms, I need you to know, I’ve never been this close. Close enough to see it’s true, close enough to trust in you, closer now than any words can say. I’ve never been this close.

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I’m tired of living in this bubble, so today I’m changing everything. My dream’s been buried in the rubble. It’s time to set it free. No more keeping quiet this life inside of me. I’m going to start living out loud. My soul’s been dying to scream and shout and shatter the silence. It’s a beautiful sound, when each moment counts. Starting right now, I’m going to start living out loud.

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It’s way too easy to live this life with your eyes half-closed. I spend half my time bored out of my mind, sleep walking. Well I wake up to this fool’s parade and I watch the leaves fall down. I see everything changing, but somehow I feel caged in, just hanging around. I’m waiting on the wonderful – something to set me free. Out of the ordinary, come and rescue me. I could use a little love to send me a sign. I’m tired of the typical. I’m waiting on the wonderful. It’s that feeling that’s so hard to explain. When the world’s so big and you’re so small and you get caught up in the wonder of it all. That’s what I’m missing. I’m tired of the typical. I’m waiting on the wonderful.

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Where have you been, my long lost friend? It’s good to see you again. Come and sit for a while. I’ve missed your smile.

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You’re the person I used to dream about, but never thought I’d actually find.

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The only reason people get angry is to cover up the hurt.

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It takes faith to see, so close your eyes and search deeper than just the memories.
I never stopped believing in you and me. Your leaving never changed things.

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My arms can’t carry the weight of the world anymore.
My mind won’t worry about tomorrow’s problems anymore.
My heart won’t always feel sorry anymore.

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Oh, well I don’t mind if you don’t mind.
Because I don’t shine if you don’t shine.

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Because I know that the sound of your heart is something I can trust.

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Don’t wait for something big to occur.
Start with where you are, with what you have,
and that will always lead you into something greater.

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You break the ice when you speak.
With every single breath you take, you save me.

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Well, it looks like rain tonight.
And thank God, because a clear sky just wouldn’t even feel right.

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No matter what, we have each other.
Even when everything else is gone.

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Always be a little kinder than necessary.

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Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you’re the one who gets burned. – Buddha.

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It’s better to love someone you could never be with,
than to be with someone you could never love.

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We often ask God to show up. We pray prayers of rescue. Perhaps God would ask us to be that rescue, to be His body, to move for things that matter. He is not invisible when we come alive. I might be simple, but more and more, I believe God works in love, speaks in love, is revealed in our love. I have seen that this week, and honestly, it’s been simple: Take a broken girl, treat her like a famous princess, and give her the best seats in the house. Buy her coffee and cigarettes for the coming down, and books and bathroom things for the days ahead. Tell her something true when all she’s known are lies. Tell her God loves her. Tell her about forgiveness and the possibility of freedom. Tell her she was made to dance in white dresses. All these things are true.

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We are only asked to love, to offer hope to the many hopeless. We don’t get to choose all the endings, but we are asked to play the rescuers. We won’t solve all mysteries and our hearts will certainly break in such a vulnerable life, but it is the best way. We were made to be lovers, bold in broken places, pouring ourselves out again until we’re called home.

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See, when you’re mad, you don’t miss people. So if you stay mad, it’s like you never knew them at all. That way, you don’t have to feel sad about them leaving you.

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