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Why My Husband’s Affair Was The Best Thing To Happen To Me.

I would spend all my time trying to convince myself that I hadn’t fallen out of love with my husband; that it was just a rough patch that all marriages go through. I would lie in bed every night telling myself that in 13 years, when my daughter would turn 18, I could finally leave and be happy.

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My Mama Never Heard Of Sleep Training.

In Native American culture, it is the role of the mothers and the grandmothers to watch with keen eyes what each kid is like; to notice each child's strength so they can create an environment that fosters those natural inclinations. In this culture, children are as revered as elders because ...

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I Know What I’m Looking For… And I Will Know When It’s You.

I cannot dream up the way your body will mold into mine or the way your voice will fill every empty piece of me. My imagination can’t go far enough to know what home will smell like, but I know I’ll find it buried in your embrace.

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The Spaces In Between.

Watch out for the jagged bits. Old injury. No, I don’t want to talk about it.

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I’ve Strayed So Far From Normal.

Each day, we strive to find five minutes of quiet and really listen to what is deep inside. This moment of self-nurturing is a necessary elixir of self-love; it is packaged with a respect of being genuine. There isn’t a meme or an easy fix.

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Do You Really Need A Pitch?

How much more fun is the prospect of actually meeting another being and having a fresh, customized conversation about what you do? Just think about it. Getting a pre-fab elevator pitch from someone can feel like getting slapped in the face with a piece of social plastic. (I know you’ve been ...

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I Am Not Going To Cry Over Turning 25.

I still feel 17, so who is this adult you speak of, this adult you expect me to be? I don't remember signing up for this. I have no idea who I am or what I think anymore, and I'm tired of being weighed down by thoughts that aren't my own. They are the thoughts society has berated us with all ...

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Move Like Moonlight On Water: How To Embrace Your Autumn Enchantress.

You see her reflection shimmering in the waters of the still lake at dusk, and in the glow of the red harvest moon as it rises in a twilight sky. She sings with the evening song of the blackbird on the last day of the growing sun, and swims in the swirling undercurrents of the ebbing tide.

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Dear Cig, I’m Breaking Up With You.

How I longed to smoke and drink coffee with the artists and writers, discuss the meaning of life and the purpose of art, exchange witticisms and criticisms while our laughter rose above the din of the cafe along with our smoke, into the Parisian night. Why didn’t you ever take me to Paris? You ...

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Remind Your Lover Of These Things, & Often.

Remind me to keep you close but to never go too far, and remind me that even if we feel like a lifetime stopped and stuck in its tracks like a frozen statue of our distant past, even if it feels like pointless paralysis or a beginner’s magic trick, even when we resemble an empty well all out of ...

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