But I feel so grateful for the turn of the leaves, somehow.

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Employees who should feel grateful for their jobs in this economy instead feel increasingly disengaged and bereft of meaningful careers.

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And yet I do feel lucky -- lucky to be alive and grateful to be in the midst of a season of fewer struggles.

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