The last 10 years (and it’s hard to believe it’s been that long, but the calendar is right there and the math doesn’t lie: 2015-2025) has, without a doubt, been the most difficult & stressful decade of my entire life\u2026 and for context, I grew up in the tail end of the Cold War with the threat of nuclear destruction, and then lived through 9\/11 (which, coincidentally, is when many of the seeds that are now bearing terrible fruit were planted).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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