I hope you stop standing on the edge, too afraid tofall.

Because youre missing out on everything that could be so damn beautiful.

I hope you let go.

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God & Man

I hope you lean in.

I hope you love like youve never been hurt.

We all have our baggage, our pasts, our painful stories.

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We all have connections that changed us, that made us fearful or bitter or guarded or removed.

Weve all beenhurtbefore, scarred by someone or something that resembled love.

But dont be afraid to care againinnocently, purely.

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God & Man

If youre going to love again, I hope youlove loudlythis time.

I hope you shatter every fear, every past pain, every tinted memory.

And I hope you love as if youve never been broken.

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As if this is your first time all over again, and theres not a doubt in your mind.

I hope, when you have the chance at something real, you go for it without hesitation.

Love is beautiful when you decide to finally let go, and love like youve never been hurt.

And I hope you do just thatjumpand soar.

Marisa Donnelly is a poet and author of the book,Somewhere on a Highway, availablehere.