{"id":15983,"date":"2026-03-10T12:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/this-mysterious-dream-brought-clarity-and-comforting-peace\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:00:38","slug":"this-mysterious-dream-brought-clarity-and-comforting-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/this-mysterious-dream-brought-clarity-and-comforting-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"This Mysterious Dream Brought Clarity and Comforting Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"

That Friday in 2009 started like any other. Over the past several months, I\u2019d developed a routine. I\u2019d stay in my darkened bedroom as long as possible. When I gathered up enough energy, I\u2019d scan the classifieds for jobs. There were none. Then I\u2019d sit immobile for hours, staring at the wall, consumed by anxiety<\/a>. Most days, that\u2019s as far as I got. Walking to the mailbox took all of my energy\u2014when I could force myself to do it. The yard went unmowed. I rarely took out the trash.<\/p>\n

The fog of depression had begun<\/a> to descend in late 2008. When the economy failed, so did my business. My media company tanked almost overnight, taking with it every penny I\u2019d saved. Then my wife filed for divorce<\/a>. It had been a long time coming, but I was still devastated. Everything had converged like a multicar pileup on the highway. In
\njust a few weeks, I\u2019d gone from a respected communications entrepreneur and married man to an unemployed divorc\u00e9, drifting along without direction or purpose.<\/p>\n

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