Inspirational Malarkey and Accepted Wisdom

At one point in my life, I found myself struggling with some serious life troubles. They were nobody’s fault, and I cannot find any real error with my actions in precipitating or handling them. But my circumstances remained very difficult, and this went on for years. I almost went under, and I felt helpless to do anything about it, even though I did everything I could think of. Understandably, this affected my…