Ashlin B
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Your bones were made to bear the weight of the hearts you hold. Though they seem to be crushing you and you feel absolutely broken. Though sometimes you feel as though you’ve always been unworthy to hold them–you were made to hold the big things, things like hearts, hands & history. I know you keep…
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Sometimes, I’m absolutely terrified to tell my own stories. The funny ones were never difficult, I’ve always been able to easily spin and weave those into any and every conversation. Nothing brings me joy like making a room full of people ache with laughter. But the ones that require me pulling off layers of skin,…
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I think it’s time you turn some heads. You need to realize the kind of freedom that comes with just saying “no“. In the sweetest, nicest way possible, I’ve been learning how to say no. It’s a two letter word and a double edged sword. It’s the word you sometimes hate to hear and a word…
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“You can’t make everybody happy.” She said it in such a matter-of-fact tone. I thought those words were just the scraps from her years of practiced indifference. “And one day, you’ll get tired of trying.” I didn’t believe her. It didn’t seem that a day would ever come when I wouldn’t want everyone in my…
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You deserve better than someone who is afraid to commit to you. It may seem like enough for now. You’re just taking things slow. Oh, how I know those little phrases of “one day” and “we just need time.” You believe them. And I’ve believed them. But you’re not a “Plan B” kind of girl. You need to…
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In a society where everyone gets a ribbon and we are all winners, I think someone should say it: you are not entitled to every single thing you want. Especially not human beings. You don’t own them, create them or get to hand pick the ones that you think should stick around. The fragile hearts,…
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When Caleb’s parents asked me to do his senior pictures, I was so honored. I’ve known this family for going on ten years now and truly, they are some of the most amazing people on this earth. Watching Caleb grow up has been such a joy. This guy can make absolutely anyone laugh and he…
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I don’t ever know how to say what I need. But I do need some things. I’m not perfect and I don’t have it all together. Can we just sit here, right in the middle of this mess and decide that it’s okay not to have the answers? Can we just keep asking for re-fills and remind this coffee…
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All you guys out there… I just wanted to say that I’m sorry. I’m sorry we keep trying to rip you away from your heart… and demanding that you tend to ours. A lot of you have been labeled “players, heartbreakers, little boys, jerks” and all the other names that sit comfortably next to those…
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I’m not sure exactly when you decided to get a new dream. Remember the old one? You carried it around in your back pocket for so long. Sometimes it felt like it weighed you down, but you knew in the end it would set you free. Sometimes after a high school football game, you’d go…
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