I knew that my prior experiences in dealing with unforeseen adversity would be a secret weapon. I’d gotten through a lot of tough spots in my life, and I knew I would be fully capable of tapping into my best self once again to meet whatever challenges inevitably cropped up over six weeks. I just needed to find that best self. Quickly. Because I was beginning to realize that there was a contradiction at the heart of my journey north. Those two big reasons that had been so clear were starting to wash out and bleed away in the rain. Worse than that, they were starting to seem antagonistic. Was I
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