I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart.” I struggle to think of any line of thinking more linked to being a socialized female than to consider the declaration of simply existing to feel like a form of bragging. But that, of course, is the plight of the feeling girl: to be told again and again that her very existence is something not worth declaring. Alana Massey
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To suffer or to be in pain is something that most of us can relate to. We all know that feeling of suffering. The feeling that something is wrong and needs attention, but not knowing how to get it. Sounds like quite a predicament doesn't it? Well, I feel like it every time I am asked what I am enjoying or doing these days.

A lot of times, when people ask me this question, I am embarrassed to admit that I don't know what I am doing with my life. But it's true; I don't know. When people ask me this question, it is like they are asking me to put my very existence on display for the world to see.

It feels like the old brag of my heart.

Source: All The Lives I Want: Essays About My Best Friends Who Happen To Be Famous Strangers

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