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Five Days at the Petting Zoo
A windfall of joy
Well into her forties Pamela was convinced that a giant windfall was coming her way to uplift her out of her meager existence. There would be no more struggle, no more worrying about bills. Her life would radically change and she would be filled with unending joy.
She had tried all sorts of manifestation tricks. She had worked with positive affirmations and maintaining the correct attitudes to attract that windfall. She read books, watched videos, attended seminars. And she bought lottery tickets on a regular basis.
And she only seemed to get poorer.
Pamela had recently changed jobs. The pay was only slightly better than her previous job but the opportunities for advancement were much greater — or so she thought. Sadly, the new job was not much different than all her previous jobs and any advancement eluded her. Would she spend the rest of her life just going to work each day?
She had given up on dating when she realized that looking for a man with a windfall attached was a futile waste of energy. She knew that looking outside of herself for any sort of relief would not work. She had to look within.
But whenever Pamela looked within all she saw was a life of failure, mediocrity and hopelessness. She did not like what she saw when she…
