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Let it Be

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February 16, 2025

I’ve been an audiophile since my earliest memories.  The joy of rifling through my parents’ record collection kept me entertained for hours upon hours…

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Grief & Loss Love Parenting & Relationships Personal Growth & Spirituality

Another Landslide

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October 17, 2022

A little over ten years ago, as I sat with my young son in his bed while sleep fought to overcome him, overwhelmed and…

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Personal Growth & Spirituality

Birthing

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September 11, 2022

“Why do you hurt yourself Carrie Ann?  You are so beautiful.”

“I know,” I reply.  “This is just temporary.  A way to feel it all…

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A Retrospective Depression Personal Growth & Spirituality

Words

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May 24, 2012

Originally published May 24, 2012

I have had a love affair with words all my life.  One of my most powerful memories is of a…

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A Retrospective Personal Growth & Spirituality

Smack me once, shame on you…

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January 5, 2012

Originally published January 5, 2012

…Smack me twice, shame on me, as the saying goes.  Or something like that.  No one likes getting smacked in…

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A Retrospective Personal Growth & Spirituality

365 Days

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December 21, 2011

Originally published December 21, 2011

As I sit here in nothing but the glow of the Christmas tree lights and the computer screen, staring at…

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A Retrospective Personal Growth & Spirituality

Just Breathe

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December 19, 2011

Originally published December 19, 2011

My sister asked me, upon finding out that I managed not to fail out this semester, if it meant that…

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A Retrospective Personal Growth & Spirituality

IF YOU LOOK HARD ENOUGH…

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September 14, 2011

Originally published September 14, 2011

You can find beauty in almost everything.  Even those things that seem to have no beauty in them, at all. …

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A Retrospective Grief & Loss Personal Growth & Spirituality

SERENITY

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September 13, 2011

Originally published September 13, 2011

I made a decision this week.  It has been a tough month and a half in all aspects of my…

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A Retrospective Personal Growth & Spirituality

A Little Reminder

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April 3, 2009

Originally published April 3, 2009

As I was lying in bed the other night I decided to give myself an impromptu feel-up in the form…

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