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The Pain That We Marry, But Are Not Defined By
We grow with it. We grow to endure it. But we cannot let it become who we are. “When you say ‘I am in pain,’ there is the pain and…
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Learning to Love, Tragedy by Tragedy
Our love will rise from the ashes. We will become better beings. I learned to love you, Slowly. I won’t leave you. Our love almost feels holy. See, we have…
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Resolving Past Relationships
In time, we will find our resolve. You show up in the most unexpected of places. I go here and there, and I keep finding our faces. I see the…
My Mind and Body Walk Together Sometimes
Eventually, I hope that we come into ourselves and find unison. Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash The cold creeps into my door some nights. It happens seemingly as the…
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Does life have to be meaningful?
Rebellious mindfulness in persistence of the unknown. The meaning that is found in this life is sometimes scattered and uneven. Some of us find it in religion, others in our…
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Releasing a Once Repressed Energy With The Written Word: An Expressive Beginning
There is so much energy within me that I sometimes don’t know what to do with it. Where should it go? How should I know? The time just flows; it…
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Writing Through Spirals in My Mind
Sometimes writing what I feel makes it seem more real. That’s when I realize I need my writing to heal. How do we write when we don’t feel like writing?…
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Blessings of Mortality
Though our spirits may live on, this life is finite. We must learn to respect it and cherish it, moment by moment. We live, but we also die. There is…
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How yoga poses can be a balance meter for life
My balance sometimes tells me what my mind is too afraid to say. When I feel still in my balance poses, I feel okay. I can move freely throughout my…
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A Peaceful Goodbye To a Temporary Sacred Space
Learning to Experience the Universe Through the Beauty of the Fall. As I was running in the park, it said goodbye to me today. It said goodbye with the gentle…