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Full circle moments and perspective.

10 years on from the most difficult moment of my life, and why we all need a little perspective time-to-time.

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George Bell
Oct 14, 2026
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This building below is where I used to have therapy.

I used to travel up there once a week on a Wednesday, and at the time my only mission was just trying to make it through each day.

I was totally consumed by thoughts of not wanting to be here anymore.

First thing I thought about when I woke up, last thing I thought about when I went to bed.

It was utterly relentless.

But I walked back past this building last week, and it was a real full circle moment for me. And here’s the lesson that it gave me about perspective.

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