I Was Happy, Content, and Depressed But It’s Okay

Last night, I knelt down and pulled my journal out from the darkness of my desk. I write in my journal when I’m flushed with inspiration, trapped in a state of dismay, or about to pass through a major life experience.

I graduate college tomorrow.

For the last 9 months, from August 2018 to May 2019, I’ve experienced the lowest of lows and the highest of…

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