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What tried to demolish me, I allowed to polish me.

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When it comes down to the song writing, I'm just very slow - very slow. Because the songs are about my life, so I'm doing emotional work on myself. As I'm writing these songs, I have to learn these lessons and dig real deep into my heart to write this stuff.
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There is no secret, you try and never stop trying. If you have to sleep all day, and get up the next day, you keep trying. If you have to take 3 years away, do it and then come back. But it's all about trying. Not everything will work, but some things will, and you have to try.
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I'm just in that stage where I pray for God to show me how I can be effective in the world and things come up and I go. But I have yet to really dig in.
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The only thing constant in the world is change, that's why today I take life as it comes.
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Tolerance is the seed, and the gift of pure acceptance is the tree
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Chaos isn't good for your health.
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I have, my whole life, been healing the girl inside, the part of me that struggles about being a female in the world. That's why I write about the things I write about.
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What is socially irresponsible, once again, is just all my opinion. But there are things that I don't think are cool.
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A person's either responsible for themselves or we're all responsible for each other.
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It's in my music, and its on my mind all the time. To spread love, healing peace and joy is my mission in life - and so I speak up.
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Because of what I've chosen to do for my work in the world, almost every time that there's something that I'm afraid to do that I need to do, I have to do it in front of other people. It makes me feel exposed.
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I decided that instead of apologizing for having a lot to say, I wanted to create a format where people would come to hear me sing and speak.
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I'm still afraid of things, obviously - we're human. But I like that feeling of being afraid.
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You hear people sing songs about when they really can't stand anyone anymore or you hear people sing songs about when they really love someone and they really love them.
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It doesn't cost a thing to smile.
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Every mountain needs someone to climb it, Every ocean needs someone to dive in, Every dream needs someone to wish it, Every adventure needs someone to live it
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I think it's OK that everyone's not real heavy and wordy and heady.
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You're only human. Let's break free of this gravity of judgment And fly high on the wings of forgiveness.
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In reality, on the grand scale, in my opinion... we are actually all responsible for each other.
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I'm not just making rhymes and making melodies. I'm expressing my true life force, energy.
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