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[quote=Anonymous]I was one of those people whom everyone said would grow up to kick ass one day. I had a brief taste of that after college when I quickly rose through the ranks at work. The money was more than I'd seen in my life or in the ten years since. I wasn't happy though. I was married to the woman of my dreams and miserable day in and out. I quit to find something that would make me happy and be more fulfilling.

It was a grueling task. The first job after didn't work out. Within two years, I filed bankruptcy and had all of those signs of success taken away. By the time we got divorced, I found myself feeling like a fool. Unhappiness at a great paying job was better than what I was feeling at the time. Then my kid's doctor gave us some bad news. Then I found myself trying to bribe God. My health in exchange for my kid's. Maybe it worked. My kid was cleared and then I was given bad news. I spent a lot of time trying to soak up as many moments with my two year old as possible knowing that she probably wouldn't remember me when I was gone.

I sat in the oncology department thinking about how great bankruptcy was compared to cancer. Then the doctor told me that there was a mixup with my file and that I was fine. It's been five years since that day, and I haven't complained about my lot in life since. I'm not "at peace" with it; I'm damned grateful for it. [/quote]

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