Inner Peace, U Up?

I have always had this dichotomy in me: too much passion warring with a deep and abiding need for peace. It’s not always easily reconciled…

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I should be asleep, but I’m not because I’m going through a checklist in my head while rehashing an old argument and planning what I need to do for work in the morning. I start to drop off to sleep when I suddenly remember that I forgot to check my kids’ homework or pack their bags with snacks, and now I’ll have to get u…