There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief. ― Aeschylus

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It hurts my heart that doing what I love has been kind of taken away from me to please other people. I wanted it to be for myself. But I was still doing it for other people ― Simone Biles

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You can feel the whole world and still feel lost in it. So many people are in pain-- no matter how smart or accomplished--they cry, they yearn, they hurt. But instead of looking down on things, they look up, which is where I should have been looking, too. Because when the world quiets to the sound of your own breathing, we all want the same things: comfort, love and a peaceful heart.

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How can you and I really expect to glide naively through life, as if to say, 'Lord, give me experience, but not grief, not sorrow, not pain, not opposition, not betrayal, and certainly not to be forsaken. Keep from me, Lord, all those experiences which made Thee what Thou art! Then, let me come and dwell with Thee and fully share Thy joy!'

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We are our greatest prison and our worst warden. ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

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Real faith is refined in the fires and storms of pain.

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We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.- Joseph Campbell

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There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control. _ Leo Buscaglia

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Life is finite, and while we're here, we can live in ways that align with our true selves, regardless of imposed rules or standards. ― Ramona

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No matter how hidden the cruelty, no matter how far off the screams of pain and terror, we live in one world. We are one people.

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