the way the lotus grows
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Have you ever experienced something so huge that it completely knocks you out of the mundaneness of daily life and makes you think about what actually matters?
Like when someone dies, and you're hit with the sudden realization of how fragile we all are, and only then you realize just how important being alive is.
You think, this is why we do it. Because of dying. This is why it's so important to live life to the fullest.
We will all die, so we must live.
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This is a true story about learning to love again after immeasurable loss. A journey of self-love and growth in the face of grief. This book is comprised of letters, journal entries and notes I have written throughout the sickness and death of my boyfriend, and the profound grief that followed.
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