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Please understand, I am not trying to conjure up sympathy here.

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Sometimes you experience self-doubt and life isn’t always so pretty. This means you’re open to growth and making changes for the better.

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Money does matter. It certainly isn’t everything but it goes a long way in providing you with a lot of things. Nothing and nobody survives on love and fresh air.

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One of the biggest and most important things you can learn in life is that it’s possible to adamantly dislike something, but not let it affect your life. Holding grudges and giving into drama is for teenagers and reality show contestants.

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There are spaces in one’s adult life that fill with problems, and apparently each problem area must be occupied. The sad thing about adulthood is that when you valiantly marshal your forces to address a problem, another problem emerges to fill the void.

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People ask you about goals and plans for the future and you develop an ulcer on the spot.