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  • To My Boys

    I am only who I am today because of you. Not in simple ways, or in little quirks, but in the most beautiful of ways. So many things have shaped my life but none have shaped it the ways you have. In ways that are so deep they shake the core of who I am.…

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  • Moving On

    “I will move on,” I tell myself. I will be stronger for it…or will I just create walls that help me avoid and disconnect? It’s okay to hurt. To admit that I may long for lost connection. Maybe always. Accepting that a love so sweet may never be found again. And with this truth I…

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  • Shame and Blame

    This certainly won’t be my most popular post. How could it be? In a world with instant gratification, and constant entertainment and escape. Why look within? Why heal? If I can make it through another day unaware and with a level of success that serves me, then why change? Why take a look at me,…

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  • The Open Door

    I feel the pain. Mine and yours and everyone’s. Animals and even days where a dying plant can pull on my heart. My mind wanting to infuse life back into it. To see it thrive. To see you and her and him and us. To see it all in beauty and strength with health and…

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  • Avoidant

    I wonder where you are right now and what is on your mind. Are you stressed or filled with joy? Are you thinking of me? Do you wonder if I’m thinking of you? I am. If you read this will you even know it is you I write about? Do you spend your days in…

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