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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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Lost Connection

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Posted on March 11, 2022March 11, 2022

I’d finally stop running and rebelling from the one person that was with me and carried me through all those hard times in my life.

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Fitting In

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Posted on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

Maybe it comes with age, but I’m in a place of peace and acceptance now. Anxiety and depression plague me from time to time and…

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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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The Next Best thing…

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Posted on December 29, 2021January 13, 2022

I’ve been able to focus my attention on much more important things, like myself and God and doing the next best thing.

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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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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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The Hula-Hoop

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Posted on December 8, 2021December 8, 2021

To continue learning I must travel outside my comfort zone, yet beyond that zone are boarders and limits and beyond those, there lies the danger.

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