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The Year of Wisdom
I thought year thirty-three was going to be the year of wisdom. Profundity would find me on the edge of the ocean dipping my toes in the waters of understanding. Clarity would embrace me like a sister and I would smile a thousand times. But buried under year thirty-three naïveté found me on the edge… Continue reading
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For Those Who Are Sad
Can I cradle you in the nook of my arms? If you were here, would you let me? Hold you I mean? I don’t just want a hug. I want to hold you so we cry together. Kiss the top of your forehead like a mother would. On the shoulder of comfort, let your tears… Continue reading
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Remind Yourself that You Exist
When your hands are shaking so badly, your body is an Earthquake. When your mind is a war-zone of worry. When uncertainty is an uninvited guest snaking its way inside your mind and poisoning it with doubt. When you are weighed down by what is not yours to carry. When depression feels like a friend… Continue reading
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No Whining Wednesday – Self-Pity
Welcome back to No Whining Wednesdays, the only day of the week where you do not get to whine, complain, or criticize. New to NWW? Click Here for more information on what this segment is all about. Today’s inspiring word is on self-pity. We all need to vent at some point in our lives, we… Continue reading
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Is Regret Healthy?
“Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can’t build on it; it’s only good for wallowing in.” – Katherine Mansfield ************************* Hmm…interesting perspective. I would love to hear your thoughts on this quote. Yay or Nay? Do you agree with… Continue reading
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Cold Hearts and Secret Sorrows
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow What an interesting quote. It’s kind of sad just reading it. I know that many of us can remember people who were so cruel either in our… Continue reading
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