Tag Archives: illness

If

If can be a conjunction or a noun.  I really don’t want it to have any more space or time in my vocabulary for now.   Not that avoiding it changes anything, but a lot of my intrusive thoughts start … Continue reading

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gifts of life

Emotions are running high today.  The high of being with friends for a few days, the joy of laughter and the closeness of physical presence has dropped.  I am at home with my grief again. Grief tagged along on my weekend … Continue reading

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Unthinkable

There is an illusion we create of the order of things in the world.   We are born, we live, we die.  Childhood is supposed to be carefree and frivolous, puberty full of confusion and angst, teenage years dire and … Continue reading

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