She’d staked a claim in life; gritted her teeth and determined to see it through -no matter what. Oh; she’d been told it would be hard. She’d been told it might be harrowing, even: love, loss, stress, disease, fatigue…
Trials made her more obstinate.
Potential challenges brought out the strongest of stubborn resolve.
She was bound -BOUND, I tell you!- to succeed where others had failed.
And yet, she couldn’t shake the nagging feeling -after adulthood brought more of the grind of monotony than seemingly insurmountable obstacles- that grit had very little to do with life, after all.
Maybe, it was all about surviving tax season.
©2023 Chel Owens
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Chel Owens 
Oof, that’s what I’m not attending to. Great last line anyway. Thanks for the reminder, but I’m not sure I have the right stuff. The only thing that gets me through is how good it is to have gotten through it.
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That last line crept out on its own. I was going to take her to great heights! 😀
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LOL – surviving tax season requires loin girding indeed!
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😄😄
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Oh, what a stark conclusion about the need for grit, Chelsea. Then that last line made me smile. That’s what I’m doing while the guys watch the SuperBowl. 🙂 Good luck with taxes!
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It came out of this darn adult stuff we all need to do.
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Pfft to adult stuff. Get rid of all you can.
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Yeah. Death and taxes, eh?
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Pretty much.
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Ah yes, the dreaded tax season! That’s was my tax guy is for, $75 bucks well spent each year. Thanks for participating Chel and may we all get big refund checks!
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I need a good tax guy. Maybe life wouldn’t be all about it then. 🙂
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hahah
that last line really got me
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😀 Thanks.
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