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You Are Allowed to Choose Peace [a poem]

You are allowed to choose peace.

Not because uncertainty has vanished,
nor because sorrow has released every question,
but because the heart was never meant
to live forever at odds with itself.

You are allowed to believe in gentleness,
to welcome what does not wound in order to deepen,
what does not require unrest
to prove its meaning,
what arrives softly
and still possesses weight.

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The Beauty You Have Yet to Know [a poem]

Somewhere beyond the reach of your present knowing
are things that will one day become beloved.

A song you have never heard
may someday belong so completely to a certain hour
that its first notes return you there at once.
A street you have never walked
may grow familiar beneath your feet.
There are rooms you have yet to enter
where, in time, you may feel entirely at home.

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Why Am I Always Tired? 10 Common Causes of Fatigue and What You Can Do [Part 3]

In Part 2, we explored how dehydration, physical inactivity, nutrient deficiencies, and underlying medical conditions can quietly drain your energy. In this final part, we will examine several commonly overlooked contributors to fatigue, including medications, mental health conditions, and emotional exhaustion. We will also discuss when persistent tiredness deserves medical evaluation and how to decide what steps to take next.

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