taking control

Alan Hanson: The Hard Things

lieslieslies:

Recently a soft and astute human being told me that a positive side to a bad experience I had was that it makes me uniquely qualified to help someone going through something similar. This was yesterday. And I couldn’t help echoing this thought in my mind as I listened to Todd Glass give such a…

As I sit here crying at my desk, all I can think is “this is one of the most beautiful and crushing things that I’ve read in a long time”. It is relevant to me in so many ways, past and present. Read it because it is amazing but know that you may also end up crying at your desk. 

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   This made me tear up a bit.

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   beautiful, beautiful things.

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    Hard Things read

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    Bolded emphasis mine.

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    incredible. Take

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    realized that nothing...calmness. Keep it coming, Alan! lieslieslies:

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42. etchings said: Thank you for this, Alan. Really resonated.
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    actually give me reasons

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