I need to use my mind in a way that slows the out-of-control beating in my chest. The darkness around us could be anywhere, anytime. I could be alive or dead. Okay, I choose alive. While I’m at it, I choose the darkness to be a gentle blanket on a moonless night, where I rest a few feet from a boy who’s warm and sweet. When he holds me, his heart beats strong with what I tell myself is passion, not fear. Jeanne Ryan
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If you are reading this, at some point you will be in love. It’s inevitable, but the question is how you will be affected by it. You can become reckless, reckless with your heart and your mind. You’ll want to tell everyone about it.

You’ll want to show off. You’ll want to make sure others know how much you love them. And, if you do all of those things, you will be sad.

If you follow through, there won’t be any darkness left for you. There will only be fear and the light of other people who call themselves your friends. If you are still scared after all of that, try to remember what Nelson Mandela said: “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

Source: Nerve

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