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You Are Not Alone.

It gets better. You’re not alone. I promise that I’m here. I’m not going anywhere. Sometimes life just hurts. It tramples over your sensitive skin with the weight of every elephant known to man. And then all those elephants start to jump up and down. At the same time.

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I’m Fucking Tired of Shouldering It Alone.

They tell you it will be hard but no one explains that you will also need to develop a solid belief in yourself in order to keep going.

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I Am Not Fearless.

Fear is a red flag, but it’s not a decision maker. It’s a moment to take stock and see what we are afraid of, why, and offers us a change to mitigate risk see if we take a detour or change direction.

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A Letter To Grief.

Perhaps I should have listened to you when I lost my father. When childhood was stolen from me. When my innocence was taken without my permission. When my marriage fell apart. These were my secrets I wanted to keep.

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Rage, Fear and Mud-Wrestling with the Divine.

{Photo via Pinterest} I’ve recently moved house, and aside from the endless cardboard boxes to unpack, not knowing where anything is, and desperately wanting to take a two-week holiday while someone comes and makes it liveable for me, I’ve found that I’ve been questioning myself — as a woman, ...

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Your Sweet Magic & The Importance Of Being Fulfilled.

It is because of our mistakes that we grow and travel away from the pigeonholed demise of what we’ve been told. We acknowledge our sad and painful stories then step aside from defending, clinging and holding onto an endless swirl of reconciliation.

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God Save the Dream.

{Photo: Mel Clark} I have spent the last week or more properly chasing down my dream. I’m taking this thing seriously now, all of me. More than a passing fancy, well beyond an idea that became what? A hobby? Something I love to do all the time anyway? It has grown legs. I have been ...

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I to My Simple Joys and You to Your So-Called Pleasures.

Are the joys of your life as simple as they should be? The joys of my life are simple: Reading and finishing a book in a day, writing poetry because I believe life and all its pains can be written with metaphors into something more beautiful than it was before, music because a pounding bass and ...

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A Loving Pledge To Smarten The Fuck Up.

Don’t lie to yourself. There’s an entire world of people waiting to lie to you. Don’t do their job for them. Be your own voice of reason. Be your own truth. Listen to your truth. It’s there, waiting. It won’t go away, but it will get frustrated.

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A Farewell Letter to an Old Confidant.

I am unleashing myself from the seductive hold you have had over me, from the way you have stopped me from living. I am not weak.

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