How wonderful to be alive, he thought. But why does it always hurt?

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You've gotta dance like nobody is watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like nobody is listening, And live like it's heaven on earth. ― William W. Purkey

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In the nurturing family...parents see themselves as empowering leaders not as authoritative bosses. They see their job primarily as one of teaching their children how to be truly human in all situations. They readily acknowledge to the child their poor judgment as well as their good judgment; their hurt, anger, or disappointment as well as their joy. The behavior of these parents matches what they say.

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A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. — Albert Einstein

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The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.

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I am satisfied ... I see, dance, laugh, sing. -- Walt Whitman

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The trick is not how much pain you feel--but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.

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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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Love is something sent from heaven to worry the hell out of you. — Dolly Parton

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You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little.

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