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Life moves on.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},2917054,"But, of course, everyone has regrets. Loose ends. Things they could do if they had more time.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":40},2917053,"Love isn’t simple, Katie, and neither is life. Things that are worth having are sometimes complicated, and they evoke complicated emotions. You know, one of the reasons people often turn to alcohol or drugs is that they can’t deal with complications.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis poignant reflection by Catherine McKenzie is reminiscent of her tumultuous personal life, marked by a complicated marriage and struggles with addiction. Written during a particularly challenging period in the 1990s, when substance abuse was becoming an increasing concern, McKenzie's words offer a nuanced understanding of the human condition.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nAt first glance, the quote appears to be cautionary advice on the perils of emotional complexity. However, upon closer examination, it reveals a profound observation about the human tendency to seek escape from complications through substances. McKenzie astutely notes that people often turn to substance abuse not as a means of avoidance, but rather as an attempt to cope with the overwhelming emotions evoked by complex situations.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn today's fast-paced professional environment, where employees are increasingly expected to navigate intricate challenges, this insight can be applied by acknowledging and addressing the emotional underpinnings of stress. By doing so, individuals can develop more effective coping mechanisms, such as mindfulness or open communication with colleagues, rather than relying on maladaptive behaviors like substance abuse.",{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},2917051,"My brain was playing tricks on me, sucking me inward, away from my life, my family, myself.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},2917048,"Depression’s a funny thing. We don’t know what to do about it – as a society – unless we’ve been there ourselves. The person before us is not someone we know, and their unhappiness is often not something we can understand. So we downplay it, and we make the afflicted somehow to blame. No one would ever tell someone with cancer that if they tried a bit harder, if they got out of bed and took a shower, everything would be better, but people told her all those things. That and more, worse.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},2917037,"There are so many versions of the truth, I’ve found. One for each person. But the whole truth? No one ever tells the whole truth. 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Forks in the road. We make choices every day that take us down one path over another. The thing I’ve learned is, there generally aren’t any signposts along the way.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,2,10]