"After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't mean security. And you begin to learn that kisses
aren't contracts and presents aren't promises. And you begin to accept
your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead with the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child. And you learn
to build all your roads on today because tomorrow's ground is too
uncertain for plans, and futures have a way of falling down in
mid-flight. After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone
to bring you flowers. And you learn that you really can endure, you
really are strong, and you really do have worth. And you learn...and you learn...with every
goodbye, you learn."-Veronica A. Shoffstall
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