Thank You for Leaving

We all have people who we left or who left us who made our lives better by their absence.

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When we think of our imaginary acceptance speeches, for the Academy Award or Nobel Prize or what-have-you, we often forget to thank the people who get out of our way so that we can go on to do great things. We probably leave it out because it sounds mean.

While it certainly could be, take something like Ariana Grande’s …