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That’s right. My age is the answer to the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. (Name the book/movie…) When I turned 40, my optometrist informed me that my vision is going to change. Remember when your parents started holding small-lettered writing closer then further away before they could read it? Yeah. That happened to…
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I have built my life around survival and fear. That’s the honest truth. A good life, a prosperous and successful life. A life other people would see and feel envy. The job, the title, the salary, the house, the vacations, the education, the friends, the family. Warm, authentic, and outwardly enviable. But I found myself…
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It’s been three years since I stood behind him as he tied that gray ribbon around a fragile branch of the hope tree. The anniversaries never get easier. “Don’t come back.” He said before the surgery. “Finish your vacation.” We left the Happiest Place on Earth a day early and drove home to Phoenix to…