self reliance

  • The waitress smiled before she even reached the table. “The usual?” We all laughed. Some places don’t just serve food. They serve history. This little restaurant had watched promotions become celebrations, breakups become therapy sessions, birthdays become excuses to order dessert, and friendships survive decades that marriages sometimes couldn’t. It was my cheat meal for…

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  • People run in packs because they don’t feel safe alone. I run alone because I don’t feel safe in packs. That difference right there…that’s not preference.That’s experience. See, people love to romanticize loyalty until they’ve been circled by it.Until they realize some packs don’t protect…they position.They don’t surround you to keep you safe.They surround you…

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