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I started seeing a therapist. At my second appointment, I talked to her about my fear of death and dying – the afterlife – God – hell – anxiety about every little physical twinge – my inner hypochondriac that tells me that the symptom I’m feeling will probably snowball into a terminal condition or drop…
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My Sunday morning started with a cup of hot coffee, listening to the rain and the “Easy Like Sunday Morning” playlist on Spotify. There is no alarm clock on Sunday morning any more. I wake up when I want, lingering in bed so I can listen to the birds outside my window. The coffee is…
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I ran a lot today. I ran 21.3 miles. I ran for 3 hours and then walked with a purpose for 3 hours. It was hard. I did it for a timed event called the Virtual Pandemic Race Series sponsored by Human Potential Running. You chose your time – 6, 12 or 24 hours. I…
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Let’s play catch up. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve last published anything. It’s been two years – TWO years – and there have been a few changes. I’m a grandma We quit our jobs in Nevada We moved to Juneau, Alaska I left the mining industry and work for a brewery There’s a…
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This is Grandpa’s story. His name was Wayne – the same as my husband – so try not to get confused – but we called him Grandpa. He was my Wayne’s stepdad. He and my mother-in-law, Shirley, got married a few years after Wayne and I married, and he is the best thing that ever…
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Writing is a lot like running – when you haven’t done it for awhile because life gets busy, you make excuses or just get lazy, and then when you get back out there on the road, or on the laptop, it feels so good and you wonder why you stayed away so long. I have…
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Is there any use or purpose in me ranting and just vomiting out whatever words pop into my head? Lots of words, thoughts and ideas fly in and out of my head in any given minute. Sometimes those thoughts are wise and pure. Sometimes they are dark and scary. A wise person once told me…
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