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Life is full of so many unexpected things. I think life is comprised mostly of the type of things you can't expect.. how often do things actually go according to plan, anyway? One door shuts and another opens, as they say, even though sometimes it takes a while before you're able to find that open door. But it's hard to keep perspective when all you see is a door slammed in your face. Sometimes it feels easier to simply stop moving forward. At least there's no more disappointment that way.. but the wonder of finding a new path is surely worth it. We can't control what life gives us, but there's so much to learn, so much to gain.. you just have to keep after it.

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Last night I dreamed I was in a forest. There was so much fog, I could hardly see ten feet in front of me. I walked slowly, methodically.. as quiet as I could. I heard a twig snap nearby. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up and I felt goosebumps rise on my arms. I was being followed. I stopped to listen, but I heard nothing else.. from the fog, an arrow whizzed by my head and struck a tree. I took off running as fast as I could, for as long as I could.. barely able to see, yet somehow knowing the terrain well enough to get by. I think I must've gone for miles before I had to stop and catch my breath. The air was so cold and every inhale burned. I heard people coming for me, but I couldn't move anymore. I just couldn't do it.