I am back from the doctor’s. Dr. D, the woman who performed my D&C, examined me and said everything looks…
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suffering
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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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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Darkness and Light
Years ago, one of my high school teachers stated that people don’t create art when they’re happy. “When people are…
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Mourning Sickness
Winston Churchill said Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. Sometimes,…
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Protected: Despair
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Introspection
Then a woman said, “Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow.” And he answered: Your joy is your sorrow unmasked….
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Connections
Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be…
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Mindfulness after Pregnancy Loss
Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you’re mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings…
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Metaphor
I made a piece of temporary beach art: Three tiny pebbles of different colours placed atop a large pebble. Seconds…
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