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Do You Ever Feel Like You Want To Run Away?

Because it's completely normal...

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Do You Ever Feel Like You Want To Run Away?
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Sometimes life can be a little too overwhelming and things can get very stressful. Sometimes all we want to do is run away and never look back because sometimes disappearing is easier than dealing with all the problems and issues that life throws at you.

And that is totally normal. I think everyone feels this way and just wants to be able to escape reality every once in a while.

It's okay to want to take a break from the real world. However, don't just disappear to somewhere you can't ever come back from. Yes, life sometimes can be a pain, but that's what makes it life - it has its ups and downs, but you just have to deal with it. You have to take the good with the bad because escaping your life just isn't realistic. And, yes, sometimes it just seems like the easier thing to do, but that isn't how you get through life.

Life will never just be rainbows and sunshine - with every sunny day there is bound to be a rainy day, too.

Take life by the reigns and conquer every difficult day so you can enjoy all the good ones, too. If you try to escape your life and responsibilities there may be certain things that you miss out on that can positively impact your life. But you will never know because you chose to run. It may seem like nothing will ever go your way, but trust me, one day everything will turn out to be great.

Fear has two meanings - forget everything and run or face everything and soar. The choice is yours.
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