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Kristin's avatar

Amber, this is exactly where I’m at right now at 42 (almost 43!). So thankful I have a therapist to help work through it with me and friends like you who also happen to be great writers full of wisdom that make me feel like I’m not alone!

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Dr. Lang Charters's avatar

I really dig how you connect disappointment and disenchantment with the Beatitudes and being poor in spirit. I think you've dug up some gold there for sure! What you shared reminds me a lot of the transition into the spiritual second half of life that Richard Rohr writes about, and many never journey into. The loss of our constructed self is the fuel that brings us to our True Self. I also adore how you end with the "prisoner of hope" quote.

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