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so beautifully written & captures a feeling i’ve been wrestling with as i grow older and think about the kind of person i want to be. far better to have a life rich in love than none at all, even if the price is embarrassment or regret 🫶

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this is so beautiful, thank you for sharing! such an illuminating perspective + so eloquently put

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as someone who also turned 25 a few weeks ago, i really do hear this and know your 13 year old self does too <3

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what an exceptional opening paragraph! I particularly enjoyed the quote you inserted by Joachim Trier... true word art <3

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this is exactly what I needed to read at this very moment. I turned 25 in October and have been wrestling greatly with this exact feeling. I promised myself 2025 would be the year I lived boldly and unapologetically, and two days in I was already asking if it was worth it. this reminded me that it is. Thank you!

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I really really needed to hear this today. Thank you for putting this into words for me

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This is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing, and happy belated birthday to you 25 is an amazing year!

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this is beautiful

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:,-))) adored this

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funnily enough a thing i have struggled all my life, so difficult to, but important for my needs. i'll keep these words as a reminder. thank you <3

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Love the poem and the quote you reference. Your writing supports both brilliantly!

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"Bite the burden" is gorgeous - thank you for sharing your vulnerability & happy belated!

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Happy belated 🩷 loved this, it’s so so tender!

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Thank you, Nic ❤️

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reading this after my really good cry about being embarrassed about how much i love that i withhold out of humiliation of being intense i love the internet

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You write so beautifully it almost feels like im watching a well curated short film every time I read

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so so beautifully written

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