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  • #14: My Diary

    When I open my diary from five years ago, it’s hard to believe that I lived that life and that that person was me. Five years ago, I thought I was happy, I thought I was whole, but I laugh now at how wrong I was. I laugh at how much growing I still had

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  • #10: Exercise

    It’s the new year, and a lot of people are hoping to exercise more and take control of their health, get stronger and work out. I want to exercise too, but in a different way. I want to exercise my right to my thoughts and feelings and the fact that they are valid. I want

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  • #9: Goals

    Hold onto your goals as the lifelines they are. Goals are what make you alive, What make you strong, What prepare you for the world. Protect them and make them yours.

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  • #8: All Gone

    Just when you think everything is all gone, Carry on. Just when you think there is nothing left, Carry on. When you feel like giving up and things are hard, Carry on. Nothing is ever really all gone. Hold on to that small blip of courage and CARRY ON!

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  • #3: No More Staples

    For nearly two weeks, the shiny metal staples shone like a beacon on her forehead. For nearly two weeks, all everyone ever saw was the staples. How she had gotten the staples wasn’t important, but she wouldn’t tell anyone either way. After she got them removed, the white clear strips were put in their place

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  • Standing With My Antlers On

    Standing With My Antlers On

    A couple of months ago, I made a blog post called “Not Every Girl is a Pearl”. In that post, I talked about all the changes I was making and the hope I had for the future. Here is what has changed since then. I’m still single, and learning to love it. My hair is

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