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Oh my God, I walked all night!

So it's June… another month with all the feels. My deceased grandfather's birthday is June 1st. Two of my cousins died on June 2nd. My...

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TALK SAVES LIVES; AN INTRODUCTION TO SUICIDE PREVENTION

You can still register for this event tomorrow! It is a collaboration between the 3 organizaitons. You can follow them on Twitter...

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9 YEARS LATER #SIWELIVES

Healing is subtle. There is constant unending pain for the first year or so. It lessens so gradually that you do not notice it....

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#SIWELIVES DADASPHERE 8 - ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS

There are SO many thoughts that live in my head. So many stories to tell that I simply do not tell. Just over 1 year ago, I participated...

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THE MONSTERS I KNEW AND THE SCARS THEY LEFT

Gripping title huh? I did not come up with it. That is the creative genius that is Najda Khan. I meet some amazing woman May 2019 in...

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DEATH IS A REMINDER FOR THE LIVING TO LIVE

I have been blogging about death for many years, but it seems truly relevant on a global level now. In general, death seems to be the...

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FAITHKEEPER

This was sent to me today without a note. I read it and immediately thought, "Wow. That is me." But, I was not sure what she was thinking...

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A JOURNEY TO BEING ME, THE CHIEF JOY CONNECTOR

Moving, living, LOVING. Loving so boldly, so loudly, so unapologetically ME, that it only makes sense that my love of learning has...

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WINDOWS. EYES. SOULS. #SIWELIVES

There is SO much mental and physical preparation that goes into living. So you cannot begin to imagine the amount of mental and physical...

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THE 2015 OVERNIGHT WALK

The 2015 Overnight Walk was my third time participating in this powerful fundraising event for the American Foundation for Suicide...

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A MOTHER'S LOSS #NOSHAME

There are SO many thoughts and emotions that come up for me around parenting. Especially around March. Siwe's birthday. May. Mother's...

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LIFE CHANGES IN AN INSTANT

A little “light” reading as I commute, Joan Didion in The Year of Magical Thinking. This book is an account of the year following the...

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WHEN GRIEF STRIKES

Journal Entry Grief is a personal process. These are a few recent pages of my journey with and through it. "Tuesday 2/25/2014 1:30pm...

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JUNE 29TH IS MY PERSONAL 9/11

All the days leading up to this day are emotional. I keep affirming my choice to be where I am. Meaning I give myself permission to be...

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INSPIRATION IS AN UNLIMITED POWER

So if you have met me, you know I drink a LOT of tea. Some tea bags have great quotes or thoughts on them. "Inspiration is an unlimited...

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SUN MOON CHILD

I love this song it speaks to my soul. I can finally listen to it without crying. The video explodes with talent and passion. Thank you...

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CONFESSIONS. GRIEF. LOSS. THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

Forgive me Father for I have sinned. It has been 159 days since my last confession/blog. I have thought of you often and talked to you...

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