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Sometimes, we forget. We forget So remember. After all that I’ve been through, I here to teach me how to seek help
the purpose of life. We forgot that thought I would have grown to when needed.
we had a purpose in life. And hate this problem of mine, as it

sometimes, we forget. --- has caused many inconveniences
and greatly impacted my life. It was here to teach me how
Cut the slack. Pick up the pace. to say “No” to people, not out
We forget. of selfishness but out of self-
Dance to the rhythm. Love the But I don’t hate it, not at all. preservation.
continuity. Then fall; and get back
--- up again.

In fact, I appreciate it. I realised It was here to teach me how to
CY We inevitably slack, be it in We fear the slack. We fear falling. love myself again, how to treat another person from their point
be empathetic, to understand
it was here to teach me how to
Don’t we just love those streaks?
homework or chores, sometime,
myself better and make me my
of view instead of my own.
somewhere. We just stop. Be it
made to be broken. I dare you
fate or just timing, it happens. The But let me tell you - streaks were top priority.
SISTEN
clocks suddenly stop turning, and to break it now; bruises weren’t It was here to teach me how to be
the gears suddenly stop moving. made to stay. No, it wasn’t here to strong, yet also be comfortable
Things just stop. sabotage my life, with showing my vulnerabilities.

--- APPRE
And sometimes, out of nowhere, It was here to Alas, it wasn’t here to knock me

we stop loving the little soul that teach me how down,
we have lived with our whole lives. The strength of to treat
And that is not a decision. challenging m ys e lf
consistency. It was here to teach me how not
w i t h

respect. to be afraid of standing back up CIA
bravely, no matter how many
We forgot. We forgot the times we
CON when we felt comfortable about how to burn So, thank you for being my teacher
had fun with ourselves, the times
times it may be.
It was here
to teach me
ourselves, the times when we
needed no reason to be proud of
b r idg es
ourselves. We were happy.
of personal exploration to heal
w h e n as I navigate the amazing journey
necessary. and to grow. TION

And thank you for teaching me
It was
the most valuable lesson of all,

To love myself before loving
anyone else.

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