Cheryl Strayed's Dear Sugar

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Dear Sugar Letter #35

Dear Sugar Letter #35

Put Both Feet In

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“Morning in a City,” Edward Hopper, 1944.

Dear Sugar,  

I’m a 29 year-old woman living in New York City. Recently, my life has felt like a never-ending whirlwind of rejections, resistance, and disappointments. These events are not unique or earth shattering, but they’ve taken a significant toll on my happiness and self-esteem. Over the last two years, I g…

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