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document.write('<b>Thirty rough years in construction</b><br>Did little to soften my steel resolve<br>A tough road paved to near self -destruction.<br><b>It took a chronic illness, divorces, and financial strife</b><br>For me to see what really mattered<br>In order for me to change for the better, my life.<br><b>Like everyone, I have both blessings and woes</b><br>Parents still living, children still growing, however<br>I now more easily face all my many highs and lows<br><b>I awake each day filled with gratitude</b><br>Giving, teaching and loving from my heart and soul<br>Never again fearing anything or anyone, not even solitude.');
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