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Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023

The gate in front of me is wide open and all I have to do is get out of my head and step into the wilderness.

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Posted on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

Maybe it comes with age, but I’m in a place of peace and acceptance now. Anxiety and depression plague me from time to time and…

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Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

It comes in small sections, at best it only lasts 15-20 minutes, sometimes only for a few seconds. It’s elusive and hard to find and yet it’s within us all.

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Posted on December 9, 2021

Life was this constant race, either I was running, or being chased — always on the go. I couldn’t sit still, I couldn’t stop. I needed alcohol to fuel myself; the more I burned, the more I needed.

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Posted on December 8, 2021

At the beginning of this new journey I made an oath to be willing to go to “any lengths” – but what does that mean exactly?

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Posted on December 8, 2021December 8, 2021

To continue learning I must travel outside my comfort zone, yet beyond that zone are boarders and limits and beyond those, there lies the danger.

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Posted on November 18, 2021November 17, 2021

Now that I’ve taken the time to learn and with lots of help, it’s one of the most wonderful gifts I’ve received, something I give back to myself.

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Posted on October 27, 2021October 27, 2021

You posses the key to that lock on that ball and chain that weighs you down and holds you back from achieving greatness.

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Posted on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021

I approached the entrance — something was in there and I had to find out what.

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Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

If I don’t try, I’ll never know, and I’d rather try and fail, than fail in not trying.

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