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I had been feeling lousy for weeks. Not terrible enough to be sick, but just down in that about-to-come-down-with-something way. I had tried everything I could think of to get over it, but nothing helped. Life was just getting me down, and I needed a serious change.
He packed his kit and thought how much he would miss this place, miss her, miss his life together with her. But the war was raging, and he had to go. In his place stood emptiness.
In ancient times, feuds were not a luxury. Feuds were life and death. Feudal lords controlled your life and that of your family. Today we live in such unbelievable freedom - what a luxury!
I missed him dearly when he was gone; now I miss time alone. We missed the deadline but learned so much about ourselves that we wouldn't have had it any other way. I missed Scotland this morning when I read Allie's blog, but what I was really missing was time.