We were wiser as children if not for anything else but for our ability to always reflect. Reflection is a powerful tool to move forward into an enlightened stage of wisdom. Children reflect everyday about being reprehended, what made them happy, something new they discovered. This constant state of reflection is what makes them grow and unfortunately the arrogance of adulthood brings reflection to a halt and puts a stop to a continual growth that we should pursue, as we once did. . Avra Amar Filion
We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust.
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David Levithan
Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue).
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Jess C. Scott
When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?
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Shannon L. Alder
How sad and bad and mad it was - but then, how it was sweet
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Robert Browning
Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?
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Charles Bukowski
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