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ARIES: You don’t have enough money to be where you really want to be. 

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Even though you feel trapped, even though you’re struggling, even though these times are difficult, you are handling yourself beautifully. You are showing your strength. You are proving your resilience. You should be proud of yourself.

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My fellow inmates and I know how to escape. What we don’t know, however, is the consequences behind saying those three simple yet ever-so-life-changing words that will forever open those prison bar doors.

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Lately, you don’t dream. You have no visions. You just operate. With your eyes closed, you could predict every upcoming conversation, every question, every event, every moment. Now, you are coasting.

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You’re not lazy. In fact, you’re a workaholic. But rent is expensive.

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Inside the cold, metal cage I stay,
With no one but me to play,
Where the light will always be gray,
And the only thing possible is pray.

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You’ll realize that the expat community is a global community of people who have found their home with each other.

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The big picture view of our purpose in the world is lost in the tunnel-vision of daily life, and the neighbors, extended family, and strangers who can’t fend for themselves become forsaken and suffer greatly.