" Do what?" I answered. The words being exchanged were both abstract and rhetorical. My current life situation is, from every angle, overwhelming and hard to understand. I have been through many difficult seasons in life, but this one is next level! I won't go into the details, because 1) There's not enough time in the day and 2) I don't want this to seem like one long pity-party invitation. I do want to shed some positive light, however, on a very dark road. Many of you are

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