Category: Life Changes
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A story about what a pet brings to your life and what they take when they leave. She was the last thing we all loved at the same time. It’s hard to explain exactly what she meant to us but I’ll try. After several years of moving around from rental house to rental, just trying…
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I felt safer on a motorcycle with my husband than I did in many other parts of our life. Sometimes it’s hard to put into words what you give up in a divorce. There are tangible things like homes, towns, people, bank accounts. Then there are intangible things like lifestyles, identities, communities, traditions. But I…
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Did you know that a butterfly can have 70% of its wings damaged and still fly? Even that broken it can flit and fly and soar on the breeze. Now that is my spirit animal — or bug, whatever. I looked at myself in the bathroom vanity and I barely recognized myself. My eyes weren’t blue anymore, but gray.…
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Abuse doesn’t stop when you leave an abuser. No one really talks about that. The idea is that if you just get the courage to leave, you’ll be free. Free to live your life. Free from hurt, anger, hateful words and deeds. Free from the weight of guilt and doubt. But that is a fantasy.…
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What rebuilding a house can teach you about rebuilding a life. Have you ever lived in a home while it’s under construction? I have… It’s hellish. Everything is always a mess and disorganized. Cardboard boxes are stacked in the corners, some open and rummaged through to find some essential missing items. Others remain sealed, concealing…
