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When you’re tired

The hill is real, and you want to know there’s a rest at the end. Lines from people who walked it, each checked against the original text.

  • “Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end.”

    Christina Rossetti“Up-Hill”, Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862)

    For when the hill is real and you want to know there’s a rest at the end.

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  • “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”

    Oscar WildeThe Soul of Man under Socialism (1891)

    For when you’ve been getting through the days instead of living them.

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Other feelings

  • Overwhelmed
  • Restless
  • Anxious about what’s next
  • Lonely
  • Doubting myself
  • Angry
  • Taken for granted
  • Quietly fine
  • Hopeful
  • Happy
  • Full of wonder

Heavier than a line can hold? Talk is a quieter room.

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