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Writing is hard for every last one of us—straight white men included. Coal mining is harder. Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal? They do not. They simply dig.
Cheryl Strayed
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Cheryl Strayed
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: September 17
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The people who don’t give up are the people who find a way to believe in abundance rather than scarcity.
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Every time I set foot on that trail, I feel grateful for the PCTA for doing the work it does to protect and preserve it
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You have to say I am forgiven again and again until it becomes the story you believe about yourself.
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