Tag: grief
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Where Love Stays
Dave welcomed me into his life with open arms and a smile that made you feel like you belonged. Five years later, I sat beside his bed as his final days unfolded, holding his hand and trying to make sense of the quiet, painful reality of goodbye. This is the story of those final days,…
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Finding Peace in Grief: A Journey Through Loss
There was a moment when I truly believed I had found my footing. Not because everything was resolved, but because something inside me finally felt safe enough to soften. The constant tension eased. My body stopped bracing. I wasn’t chasing peace anymore — I was living inside it. The garden and the kitchen weren’t the…
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Capturing Inner Truths Through Art and Reflection
One day, I was perusing reels and came across one that used an AI prompt….Lord knows these things usually turn out ridiculous on their best days, but I decided, why not? This is what it provided me, and when I asked it why it chose this particular image, I felt the description was quite accurate,…
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Menopause Is Not a Quiet Thing (Even If We’re Forced to Carry It Quietly)
Menopause isn’t quiet. It reshapes the body, silences you, and can destroy the life around you when pain, intimacy, and survival are misread as betrayal.
Perfectly Imperfect 