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I Don’t Believe In God And I Don’t Need Your Help
For a while, I used to hope something would change my mind. I’ve fantasized about finding religion in some romanticized way, like those washed up actors who suddenly have a mid-life epiphany. They spout Bible verses like everything finally makes sense.
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22 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Failing, And Having The Courage To Try Again
Asking for help is not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength and humility.
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I’ve Been In The Hospital For Days, But The Doctors Don’t Know What’s Wrong With Me Or My Momma
Before momma let them take me away, I started getting sick. Sometimes, I can’t stop from shaking. I get bad headaches and soreness all over my body. Sometimes, my arms are so stiff they’re hard to bend. It made momma sad and scared.
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Why Every College Girl Should Join A Sorority (Because I Didn’t And Regret It)
Most people who know me would probably be shocked that one of my larger regrets from Undergrad was not pledging.
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You Have Bigger Things To Become Than Someone’s Girlfriend
Sometimes, I start to wonder that maybe I should try a little harder to be dateable and be more inclined to find a boyfriend. But I’ve also realized this: I have way bigger things to become than someone’s girlfriend.
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28 Signs You’ve Finally Reached The Comfortably In Love Stage Of Your Relationship
They know what you look like without makeup—blemishes, stray chin hairs, and all. You’re long past constantly beautifying yourself for them, and they love that.
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Love Won’t Fix Your Life, So Stop Expecting It To
The life you lead is determined by the sum of the choices you make. Some of those choices relate to the people you decide to love. But so many others have nothing to do with love at all.
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Read This If You Thought You’d Be Further Along In Life By Now
You think that if you haven’t found your exact passions, your perfect career, or your clear-cut path you’re not doing life correctly? Who says such a thing even exists?
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I Never Want To Learn Her Real Name
The new girl looks nothing like me. She probably tastes like stability and clean laundry. I bet she’s never forgotten to take her Zoloft in the morning, or cried at Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
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10 ESFJs Explain Exactly How To Win Over Their Type
“Be selfless – offer your help to the people around me who I already care deeply for.”
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10 ENTJs Explain Exactly How To Win Over Their Type
“The most impressive/attractive thing is someone who makes plans and executes them. No matter how simple the plans are.”
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23 INFJs Explain Exactly How To Win Their Type Over
“A person who really tries to understand me is someone I would go to war for. It’s rare when someone tries.”
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24 INTJs Explain Exactly How To Win Over Their Type
“Being honest and straightforward are your best bets. I can’t read your mind and my mind isn’t capable of being laid back and just going with the flow.”
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Traveling For Work Is Absolutely Not As Glamorous As You Think
I very rarely see the ocean, even when I travel to the coasts. Because “free time” is never truly “free” when you travel for work.
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Thank You For How You Love Me
Thank you for inspiring me to be a better person. For seeing gardens within me when I saw cemeteries.
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27 Quotes About Love You Can Share With Your Philosophical Sweetheart This Valentine’s Day
“The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.”
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10 Things Women Learn Being Raised By An Emotionally Available Father
Women who grew up with fathers who listened to them are much less likely to put up with, for a lack of better word, f*ckboys.