“I am sorry they mistook your kindness for weakness, Don’t they know? It takes a strong heart to pump all this blood, all this trying, all this willingness to be open when everyone around is trying to force you closed. You warrior with a purple heart. You lover with a Grand Canyon of possibility. There is so much space in you. That’s a good thing. That’s beautiful.”
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