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It Started with a Plan to End My Life

Twenty-nine years ago… It started with a plan to end my life. I had recently quit my job and needed to update my resume. My motivation level to update my resume was at zero. My motivation level was often at zero. I had no plan of what to do with my life, no degree, and […]

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I Failed My Driving Test

I failed my driving test. The road test in Michigan today is nothing like it was when I was sixteen years old. Today, it is expensive to get your license under the age of eighteen. Therefore, I was relieved when both of my children decided to wait. On the day of my son’s road test, […]

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When I was 21…

When I was twenty-one… I had my life figured out. My twenty-first birthday was in April and I married in September. We were going to buy a house, live there for five years, then buy our “real” house where we would raise our children. I was going to be a famous photographer, maybe we would […]

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