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To Everyone Who Walked Through Hell This Year
I’ve walked through hell this year.
I can tell this, not by blackened, scarred feet or by singed, soot-covered clothing, but by the dark circles beneath my eyes, by the knot that refuses to release in my stomach, by the sharp crevices etched into my forehead. I can tell by my shallow breathing, my clenched jaw, by my impatience with myself and with others.
Twelve months in the fire will mark you.
The details of my particular journey don’t matter, other than to say that I am less fortunate than some and more fortunate than many, but it’s been catastrophic just the same, and I’m not feeling…
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