There are times when the actual experience of leaving something makes you wish desperately that you could stay, and then there are times when the leaving reminds you a hundred times over why exactly you had to leave in the first place.

Shauna Niequist
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"The actual experience of leaving something makes you wish desperately that you could stay, and then there are times when the leaving reminds you a hundred times over why exactly you had to leave in the first place." is a quote by the poet C. K. Williams. It's an important reminder that sometimes leaving can be hard, but it's what we get out of it that really matters.

Source: Bittersweet: Thoughts On Change, Grace, And Learning The Hard Way

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