The truth is, AE humiliated me. The truth also is, AE humbled me.

Taken together, those books, television dramas, and shirts were simple yet important ways I took action against an unwillable situation.

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Just like I’m an active learner, I’m an active pray-er. When it was my health, and I could only do so much to manage the unmanageable, I turned to my rosary. When I had nothing but fear, faith, and a dash of hope, I repeatedly prayed Hail Marys. And I won’t stop.