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I felt something growing in me that was strong and real.

Cheryl Strayed

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Cheryl Strayed
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: September 17
Blogger
Essayist
Feminist
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Writer
Spangler
Pennsylvania
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Growing
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I’m a free spirit who never had the balls to be free.
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I asked, often out loud: Who is tougher than me? The answer was always the same, and even when I knew absolutely there was no way on this earth that it was true, I said it anyway: No one.
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It's a long life, sweetheart, and time heals all wounds.
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He kissed me hard and I kissed him back harder, like it was the end of an era that had lasted all of my life.
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No' is golden. 'No' is the kind of power the good witch wields. It's the way whole, healthy, emotionally evolved people manage to have relationships with jackasses while limiting the amount of jackass in their lives.
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Jump high and hard with intention and heart.
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I write to find what I have to say. I edit to figure out how to say it right.
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Every time I set foot on that trail, I feel grateful for the PCTA for doing the work it does to protect and preserve it
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My concept of an advice giver had been a therapist or a know-it-all, and then I realized nobody listens to the know-it-alls. You turn to the people you know, the friend who has been in the thick of it or messed up - and I'm that person for sure.
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The people who don’t give up are the people who find a way to believe in abundance rather than scarcity.
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I receive a lot of letters like yours. Most go on in length, describing all sorts of maddening situations and communications in bewildered detail, but in each there is the same question at its core: Can I convince the person about whom I am crazy to be crazy about me? The short answer is no. The long answer is no.
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