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So yeah, no, a year and a half ago,

I had back surgery. I had, um, golly. Is that from working out? Well, I was going to a heavy single

and deadlift. The doctor was very specific about the restrictions. And he said, like, you can,

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For example, I remember being on campus when anxiety became the number one mental health issue over depression.

We have a God who is in love with us and who is infinitely happy and who is predestined us to sharing that happiness.

I mean, that's a beautiful thing. He gets to be our refuge. And that's why I never want to

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is bigger. It's simpler and also more complex.

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Yeah, but and it lasts a long?

So I've heard of it, but I, my little sister did a, have you heard of Knowles? No. The National Outdoor Leadership School. No. I thought you meant Michael Knowles. Continue. No, no. But it's the same spelling. No Ellis. Okay. So I did it, I graduated college, and did like, it's like a month.

I did a month in the wilderness.

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