Be the compromise you want to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi

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And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. - J. K. Rowling

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We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions. ― Brené Brown

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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. -Saint Francis de Sales

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And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time. ― Libba Bray

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Boss up and change your life / You can have it all, no sacrifice — Lizzo

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Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again.

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Change, like healing, takes time.

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Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

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I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples. ― Mother Teresa

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