Depression
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dark night
I used to write about happy things. Beauty. Joy. I used to turn bad things into good things, until I realised I wasn’t doing myself any favours. You can’t change a bad situation if you keep dressing it in glamorous… Continue reading
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Terrible
Life has been terrible since I stopped breathing. Stopped writing, that is. Stopped opening my heart and setting the truth of it free. My soul aches at times like these, but I smile and I laugh, and I excuse life… Continue reading
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Keep Stepping
How dear you are to this world, you must never forget. How days cannot be as they should be without you. Keep stepping. Continue reading
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What is Sorrow
For, what is sorrow but a moment of joy left unattended. Continue reading
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Sad
I’m sad tonight. To write is the only pill I have. I heard some news today that broke my heart, and here it is in my hands as I stand beside the world and become the sky. Empty as the… Continue reading
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Sadness
How small we are in the largeness of it all. Our tiny cries barely heard over roaring humanity. But we each have a sadness, each of us, true. Of your sadness, I say: I hear it. I see it, as… Continue reading
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Changing Seasons, Finding Home
We had small children. Three and six years old: button noses, tiny hands. When my husband and I separated, we needed to because that was the next and only step we knew how to take. We’d forgotten how to breathe… Continue reading
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Stay
Stay. Listen to this quiet wind and know: this too shall pass. Stay. Hush. Hush. Stay. Tomorrow, we begin again. ☀️ Mental health is a very important issue at this time, and precious human lives are the sweetest thing. Including… Continue reading
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Everything Will Be Alright
Hush. Close your eyes. Breathe. It’s alright. Everything will be alright. Continue reading
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Connection
But if I was always happy how would I know the absolute beauty of real human connection. And how would I discover the strength I have inside. Continue reading