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When divorce is the best option.

“When two people decide to get a divorce, it isn’t a sign that they “don’t understand” one another, but a sign that they have, at last, begun to.” –Helen Rowland Judging by the opening quote...

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Back up,rewind and start over78

Do you unintentionally push people away? A cautionary tale about being unique in a beige world

Why do we push people away when it is an inherent desire to be wanted and loved? Some of us don’t even realize we are doing it until we look back on the parade of individuals, some good, some bad, walking...

3 comments    life advice relationships
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Is a man ever worth killing?

I recently met a very interesting individual who asked whether I would ever consider killing my spouse or boyfriend. No, it wasn't a request to set up a "hit", it was just a query that I knew was being asked...

7 comments    marriage wife husband
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Vitamins and Dietary Supplements: Fact, Fiction, or Expensive Urine?

Each morning, after my cup of tea and a protein rich breakfast I faithfully take my handful of 11 daily vitamins and carefully chosen dietary supplements. Am I “health conscious?” No, I am just...

0 comments    health advice nutrition
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What it means to miss someone

  People come and go in our lives, sometimes like the sudden whoosh of a revolving door and at other times in a much slower, more painful manner, much like having a boulder rocking back and forth on you...

0 comments    life heart memories
To write or not to write...63

Can you really revisit childhood dreams?

Can childhood dreams be dusted off again once elementary and high school days have faded? Those glorious days, pushed back into the recesses of the mind by adult worries...can we dare try on those long...

1 comment    writing dreams passion
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Approaching a scary job market with humor...

I have been diligently looking for the ideal position that will allow me to be able to leave the victim advocacy field, feeling good, head held high marching toward a new job I will love and with the...

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On A Clear Day You Can See For Miles

He picked up a coffee-stained mug, left over from the garage sale his wife held the weekend before she less than politely asked him to leave the house they had shared for fifteen blurry years. It fit his hand...

0 comments    relationships women marriage
"Can ya'll keep it down?"55

Sushi, wild-eyed Socialists and the pursuit of happiness: How to start a bar fight!

It all started with a phone call. "Let's get together tonight because you sound like you need a night out. You haven’t been yourself lately." This dear, sweet woman, who is my closest friend, always...

0 comments    relationships happiness sushi
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People Like Us

People like us. What was it about those words that created such an intense feeling of anger inside of Annie? Her fists balled up, almost on cue, when the memory of her disappointment returned and sharp...

0 comments    life father violence
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