Life, hope, lifestyle and everything beautiful
Now, when I’m faced with some sort of hardship since my friend passed, I always go back to that time when he slipped away in my hands. Nothing, after that, can be as bad. I use this “loss” to gauge many of my feelings now, whether it be anger, sadness or loneliness. “It could be worse, I […]
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In the depth of my soul I fear I’m not yet cured of the malady of “life.” We all have to battle some malady, mine is my own, tailored to fit. Just when I think the dust has settled, here comes another wind of change, unsettling the comfort of normalcy.
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You: I’m actually happy right now! Life: Wait a second! And this is how it was for me in late January and to boot, on January 13th. Things went south and then south again… But I was able somehow to keep it together by walking north.
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Running has always been good for me. It’s kept me sane, helped me clear my mind and kept me fit. Yet, I stopped doing that which was best for me.
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For the past 13 years, I hosted thanksgiving at my then home. It was a lot of fun; the cooking, prepping, anticipation and then my beloved friends. -a little stressful too-This year was different. As I started my journey as an unmarried person, I could no longer host. I had many awesome invitations and felt really […]
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We collect things believing we can keep them forever, but they break, get lost or become hidden in some corner to be rediscovered someday, and ultimately cast away. Things hold memories, and some are damn painful. Yet, we can’t seem to let go of them just yet. When the time is right, we will find […]
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We are not who we used to be, maybe fragments and careless snapshots, but if we are fortunate enough, we were able to let go of insecurities and fears that weighed us down in our youth. That is the advantage of aging; I see few others that best qualify for positives at a certain age.
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I don’t think being grateful is something we are wired to feel now. There is this ingrained sense of entitlement and the belief that somehow life owes us. We seem to acquire, somewhere along the way, the same tunnel vision and selfishness as when we are infatuated and only see what we want to see, […]
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There are a lot of negative things attached to aging but we forget to count in those that are positive and probably more important.
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I find myself stuttering when I call for a doctor’s appointment and they ask me for my mailing address. Then it hits me; I have no permanent mailing address! It takes me a while to react and then decide I’ll give my old address, which is the one on file for now. How long is […]
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