The Crash That Comes with Getting Everything You Ever Wanted

How can something so good feel so bad?

How can something so good feel so bad?

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I tell myself that I’m not going to cry, but I know that I’m lying. I absolutely will. And soon. I’m gripping the keys to my new home in my hands, and I am overwhelmed by gratitude … and something akin to grief.

This is what I wanted. In fact, it was the single goal I set for myself a…