Have you ever woken up to a new day and really wondered what it held? Not a passing thought, but a real reckoning with the next few hours. When you live with a chronic illness, each morning feels like stepping into a story that hasn’t been written yet. Some days, I feel on top of…
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When Memories Become Ghosts of the Past
Some days, memory ambushes me without warning. I will be standing in the kitchen, reaching for a cup, and something, a slant of morning light, the smell of salt air drifting in from the coast, pulls me back. Not gently. Memory rarely works gently. It grabs you by the collar and drags you to another…
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When Memories Become Ghosts of the Past
Some days, memory ambushes me without warning. I will be standing in the kitchen, reaching for a cup, and something, a slant of morning light, the smell of salt air drifting in from the coast, pulls me back. Not gently. Memory rarely works gently. It grabs you by the collar and drags you to another…
Read moreExisting Versus Living: Making Intentional Choices
EXISTING VERSUS LIVING Most people know the difference between breathing and breathing deeply. One happens on its own. The other asks for your attention. In the same way, there’s a difference between existing and living. Noticing which one you’re doing is the first step toward choosing on purpose. Existing isn’t wrong. It’s a place many…
Read moreFeeling The Temperature Of This Moment And Other Details You Are Missing
The Temperature of This Moment, and Other Details You’re Missing Right now, something rests on your skin. Not as a metaphor, but as a fact. Air presses against your neck, your forearm, and that small hollow between your jaw and your collarbone. And that air has a temperature. It isn’t “hot” or “cold.” It is…
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