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Charles Clemens's avatar

Happy Anniversary.

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NotFromTexas's avatar

Thank you, Charles!!

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Lillia Gajewski's avatar

"If I look back without such a purpose, the result more often than not is criticism and self-condemnation so harsh it makes Gunnery Sergeant Hartman look like Barney, of Barney and Friends." The blessing of the Substack that Shall Not Be Named is finding kindred souls.

I have run across so many people that I don't think have experienced contentment, fulfillment, or peace, never mind all three. That you seem to have found all three and that you understand how valuable they are makes you an incredibly wise man indeed.

Happy Anniversary. My best wishes to Mrs. NotFromTexas as well. She found herself a good one.

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NotFromTexas's avatar

Thank you, so much!! Mrs. NotFromTexas thanks you, as well, and she concurs!

Long before it appeared in the novel, "Where Is Joe Merchant?", someone once cautioned me to want what I have.

It's weird what has stuck, and what hasn't!

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Daniel Helkenn's avatar

I envy the fact that you seem to have made peace with where you’re at and how you arrived there. I’ve not been able to do that. Fortunately my wife has been able to push the levers at various times throughout the years to keep me out of the ditch for the most part. It’s a work in progress. Happy Anniversary.

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NotFromTexas's avatar

Thank you, sir!!

The right woman will make all the difference!

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