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The feeling of standing on the platform waiting for the next train is gone. Mind the gap and take a seat. The journey begins now. We’re finding strengths we never knew we had. The panic that once resided in our stomachs is now calm. The page has finally turned.

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Living for the estimation of others is a trap. A cage of sorts. I have not been myself for the longest. Unable to see past my limitations. Even after the chains were lifted. Instead, I sank into the emotional quick sand enveloped in my struggles. But this morning I woke and felt a familiar calm. Smiling. In complete alignment.