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Beautifully written, Lyle. ❤️ It’s crazy what we take for granted (or even miss.)

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❤️

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Making music will help. 🙂

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I just played my bass for like an hour and it was great!

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Good. Keep at it. 🙂

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Stoked to hear about that bass amp! Playing music seems like the perfect form of catharsis you need and deserve right now!

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I totally agree. It’s one of those things that’s been on my mind for awhile but I finally pulled the trigger.

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I hear you on all this and at some point I'll talk to you about it. All I'll say is you're not alone in feeling as you do.

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Thank you, Huw!

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This type of mindset has helped me tremendously. Always thankful :)

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We must be thankful for all our annoyances. :)

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We should only be so lucky as to have the gift of being able to be annoyed

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Interactions with random humans...a remarkably overlooked and relatable mild annoyance, not annoyance. While I do not face the magnitude of your challenges, living on an tiny island often means days when the only conversations I have are with the deer in my backyard or seals when I kayak. Especially true in the pandemic. Yesterday I was psyched to chit chat with the library ladies when I donated old books for their upcoming book and bake sale.

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Sounds like you live in a lovely place! The pandemic certainly uprooted how we all interact with each other.

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Lost my best friend two weeks ago to an unforeseen and sudden health crisis, and suddenly, all those things that formerly annoyed me don't mean anything. I think when we must edge closer to that cliff, which marks terror, strife or death, we find ourselves in a zone where bullshit no longer exists. And as nice as that sounds, I'd much rather be dealing with the BS, too. Wishing you better days, friend.

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Well said, Lyndsey. Sorry for your loss ❤️

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