Finding Peace of Mind

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When life’s struggles come knocking, when it seems like burdens in of this life become too heavy, my mind is filled with nothing but problems of home, school and the problems of my friends and family. Without hesitation I throw a gun strap on my back, and go to the shed to get out my four-wheeler. I cross the abundant traffic on 17, jump the railroad tracks and then I see it, the gate that enters instantly into the state of being relaxed, it’s the gate to my hunting club. As I pull the four-wheeler into the gate the trees seem to engulf me, I see the small dirt path before me and it instantly puts my mind at easy. I drive down the path until it seems to disappear and the trees and bushes make the path too small for the four- wheeler to go any further. I walk down the little path; till I reach my stand I climb the awkwardly placed latter about 25 feet above the ground, and sit down in my comfy little stand.
The first thing I notice is the cool, damp air that surrounds me. I sit back in my stand and hang my gun on a sturdy limb, with no intentions of hunting; the gun was my way...

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