I just got home from the supermarket. On my way back, I think I had an epiphany. I think I…
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Reset
Another wave, another crest, Another arrow through my breast. Feelings tumble with nowhere to go — I crumble and stumble,…
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Cautious Optimism
Monday brought the physical signs of ovulation, including a temperature dip, insatiable thirst, increased libido, decreased appetite, nausea, mittelschmirtz, and…
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Protected: Trying Times
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Protected: The Apocalypse
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Call the Media! I’m Having A Good Day!
Ever play the games Snakes and Ladders as a kid? Ever notice how if you got all ladders at the…
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A Poem About Kindness
Kindness – by Naomi Shihab Nye Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future…
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Watching and Waiting
For our first wedding anniversary, DH presented me with a watch (his slightly broader interpretation of the modern anniversary gift…
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Fear and Self-Loathing in San Diego
M., a mindfulness-based therapist I know, recently gave me a two-sided rubber bracelet that says self-compassion it inside and out. …
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Mother’s Day
Today is Mother’s Day in the US and it’s halfway over. I’ve never much cared for it, my own mother…
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