1.12.21 // let's explore new places

Let's explore new places together.
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Places that keep demand resilience.
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Where pain comes like the swiftness of a bee-sting on exposed skin, the instant of a twisted ankle on a loose rock, or the soreness of muscles from too many miles spent on the trail.
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Places that don't welcome us like family, but challenge us like enemies.
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Whereat the end of the day what kept us apart will bring us together over hardship and shared struggles.
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Places that grant us growth in understanding of the world.
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Where we can't simply rely on our past experiences and expectations but are forced to reconcile new knowledge with our old, and push aside our fears for the bigger quest of love and exploration.