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When was the last time you considered what the word essential means?

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COVID-19 is terrible. It is very bad, and people are dying, and I don’t think anyone, even the greatest skeptics among us, are contesting that.

Yet each day, I sincerely think about all the other things I’m so glad it’s not.

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There are so many unknowns right now and all we can do is sit and speculate about the many little outcomes that we could be facing.  

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A crack in the treeline. We were no longer alone.

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I’m also grateful for a lot of other shit, too. The kind of things that define my day to day on a more granular level.

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The moment I first met you, I was in awe. Infatuated, even. You inspired me to create myself, helping me to see the world differently, filled with beautiful thoughts and dreams.

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Love is anything but black and white – it’s a million shades of grey, and all the colors of the rainbow, too.

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I am grateful for today.

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You will be grateful for the mess and uncertainty, one day.

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It’s easy to be grateful when things are going well or when things are going your way and you’re winning in life.