“I wanted it to work that way. But life is meandering side trails, accidental shortcuts and detours, dead ends, turning back. It’s not just a path rolled out before you; I wanted it to be. And that’s because . . . I’ve struggled for a long time to find my path. To find my place. I’ve made friends and lost some, tried things that I thought would fill that ache inside me, make me feel better about myself. When I’ve come close to failing those things, I’ve turned around, taken new trails, found something else I was sure I’d be better at, that would finally make me feel like I was walking the path
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