“I used to be grateful to you\u00a0 for purposes of vanity. Now, I am grateful that if I have knocked my glasses down while sleeping that I can wear you to find them. Also, I am grateful for the lack of blind spots I experience in daily living when wearing you. Though my priorities have changed, my appreciation of you has only grown.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“I used to be grateful to you\u00a0 for purposes of vanity. Now, I am grateful that if I have knocked my glasses down while sleeping that I can wear you to find them. Also, I am grateful for the lack of blind spots I experience in daily living when wearing you. 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