Being OK with being different and why I’m single
I spend my time differently. I’m not into the same kind of things that most are, it seems. For most of my life, that made…
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The terrible times that led to good times
They say the darkest hour is just before dawn. And in my life, that’s been true. When things got bad, I was forced to take action…
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Simplifying feelings to heal
My mom brought me an aloe plant for my new house. She thought I’d like to have it because I’m “the kind of person who’d…
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I turned 35 and bought a house
Hello, 2018. Last month, I turned 35. I don’t like celebrating or acknowledging my birthday – mostly because of unpleasant birthday memories (i.e. Mom’s drunkenness…
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Here come the holidays and I’m not even stressed
Hello, holiday season! Once upon a time, this was a terrible time for me as a child (and then adult) child of an alcoholic. See…
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The thing that matters
The thing that matters, now and forever is that you remember this: Your only job in life is to take good care of you. Remembering…
