“There is no such thing as a "broken family." Family is family, and is not determined by marriage certificates, divorce papers, and adoption documents. Families are made in the heart. The only time family becomes null is when those ties in the heart are cut. If you cut those ties, those people are not your family. If you make those ties, those people are your family. And if you hate those ties, those people will still be your family because whatever you hate will always be with you.”
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“A very wise man once told me that you can't look back-you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.”
― Salem Falls
― Salem Falls
“Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.”
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“The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.”
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“Sometimes you can’t let go of the past without facing it again.”
― The Samurai's Garden
― The Samurai's Garden
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