Category: Gratitude
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A Pigeon Called Fate
“The worlds are not scripted for the profound love between mother and daughter. Everything can be re-written when it comes to the love string that bonds two hearts together. Not even death can glean a taste of this radiance as its very existence is the opposite of all that is death.”
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Pancake Resentment
“The kids ate them and were thankful, but I could tell by the mass amounts of syrup they used that they were not the type of pancakes they were used to. I felt a sting of rejection that bothered me more than it should have. The inkling that I had a resentment against pancakes was rising in me once again.”
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Alligators in Duluth
“The sound of a pillow falling is not something most people would pick up on while wearing earplugs, but I did thanks to my hypervigilance due to my triggered state.”
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The Great Lie
“Time has given me the perspective that people, places, ideas, things, and even food, are not in themselves inherently a threat to anything or anyone. To live as such, is to limit ourselves from the very things that make life interesting. And while I cannot speak for the masses, my internal conflicts are the root cause of my poor decisions.”
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You Can’t Take Away My Birthday
Seneca was a big advocate for shipwrecks. While the exact number of shipwrecks he endured in his lifetime is debatable, it is widely accepted that he lost all his belongings several times in his life yet regained his composure as a man of extreme wealth. Seneca was said to be fond of the outcome provided […]
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Make Friends with Vulnerability
“Our accidental friendship taught me something I didn’t know I needed to learn. The key to intimate relationships is intimacy. The only way true intimacy is achieved is through vulnerability.”
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A Good Death
“Today is Thursday. It might rain later but right now it’s sunny. I am present. I will let the grief pass through me. Spike’s soul was done with his body and no amount of hope or want could fix that. I will remember the cat he once was. The curious, annoying, loud, orange ball of fur that sucked on my ear to fall asleep. I am thankful for the journey we had together and will tell my children and grandchildren of his life so he may live in their memories and hearts as he does mine.”
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Dandelion Pancakes
“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”-Bruce Lee
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Perspective
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.” ~Marcus Aurelius
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