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Posted on April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

I’ve come a long way from those humble beginnings. I’ve built up things better and stronger then they were before, the mortar for my foundation has the proper mixture this time.

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Posted on April 8, 2022

I’m pushing myself to be stronger, better, more resilient, I’m looking for logic where none exists.

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A New Multi-Tool

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Posted on April 7, 2022April 8, 2022

I was dying for a lot of years, yet through immense pain and the gift of desperation, and now dealing with grift and loss, I’m able to start living again, and you can too.

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Pillows of Silk

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Posted on February 23, 2022February 23, 2022

Faith takes immense courage, courage takes strength, strength takes tenacity, tenacity takes endurance and endurance means letting go.

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The waiting game

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Posted on January 21, 2022February 10, 2022

It’s not easy but it is possible. You are the one on this journey, no one else, so don’t let people tell you what to do or influence you to do something different than what you know to be true for you.

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The White Flag

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Posted on January 11, 2022January 13, 2022

At the beginning it seemed impossible to get my head wrapped around that notion. How could surrender ever bring victory?

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A Christmas Tale

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Posted on December 22, 2021

Sharing a laugh, embracing in a hug, holding hands, talking in conversation — the kind of stuff that can’t be wrapped in paper and a bow.

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One Brave Man

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Posted on December 21, 2021

One day a brave man came into my life. He gained my trust. He was gentle and kind, and I was not. I never liked anyone who got too close to me, yet his persistence and patience was intriguing to me.

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Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

Take a trip in your time machine, look back at all you have achieved, you’ll be surprised what you will find.

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Take Time

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Posted on December 9, 2021

Life was this constant race, either I was running, or being chased — always on the go. I couldn’t sit still, I couldn’t stop. I needed alcohol to fuel myself; the more I burned, the more I needed.

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