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I Did A Thing

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There is so little control we have in this world. For most people it takes an earth-shattering life event to remind them every now and again that isn't true.  Everyone seems to be walking around on this planet thinking they have more control than they actually do. Then, suddenly, a friend or family member gets hurt or dies unexpectedly. You lose your job to a layoff. Someone you care about gets cancer or loses a pregnancy. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, it kicks you in your keister and you spend a long time thinking about how it could have been prevented or what you could have done to stop the tragic event. It drives you bonkers and then one day your brain realizes it needs to stop doing mental Crossfit and you go back to thinking you have control and everything is fine until the cycle starts again a few months or years down the road. With Liam, it feels like this fact is in our line of sight every day. Every day that is a good day is welcomed as an unexpected surp...