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[Writing prompt] Write for 10 minutes using “I used to think…” as your starter. I used to think life was going to be easy. Growing up you have all the time in the world. You live through time, you don’t watch it pass. I had an idealistic view of my future.  thought I’d go to school, get OK grades, find a girlfriend, go to university, get a good job, and start a family. That’s how we all want it to be. Simple as that. Life: paint by numbers.

Of course, it didn’t work out as planned. Not many people have the fortune of planning their life and it all going as expected. I hit road bumps, I even veered off the highway at points and nearly crashed. My dad died when I was 15, I suffered through depression and anxiety, dropped out of university, dropped out of college, dropped out of university again, and struggled to find a job.