LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Yet the emotional weight pressed heavily on my chest, a tight knot of stress that refused to ease.
I closed my eyes and whispered under my breath, repeating the words like a mantra.
"I swear I love my job. I swear I love my job."
Again and again in the quiet car. "I swear I love my job." Because I did. The breakthroughs, the raw trust built through touch, the way clients walked out lighter and more alive. It had to be worth the exhaustion, the constant navigation of boundaries and feelings. It had to be.
After several more repetitions I finally exhaled, switched off the interior light, and stepped out of the car. The side door to the house opened before I even reached it.
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