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October 3, 2014 controlled emotion 18-mile meditative run,“Laugh, even when you feel too sick or too worn out or tired. Smile, even when you are trying not to cry and the tears are blurring your vision.Sing, even when people stare at you and tell you your voice is crappy. Trust, even when your heart begs you not to. Twirl, even when your mind makes no sense of what you see. Frolicked, even when made fun of. Kiss, even when others are watching. Sleep, even when you are afraid of what the dreams might bring. Run, even when it feels like you cannot run any more. In addition, always, remember, even when the memories pinch your heart. Because the pain of all your experience is what makes you the person you are now. In addition, without your experience---you are an empty page, a blank notebook, a missing lyric. What makes you brave is your willingness to live through your terrible life and hold your head up high the next day. So do not live life in fear. Because you are stronger now, after all the crap has happened, than you ever were back before it started.”
 Alysha Speer