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Expansion
Everyone has a group of friends. Over the years, people come and go, but the overall size of that circle usually stays about the same. Someone moves away, someone new comes into your life, and things naturally balance themselves out. It’s a little like breathing. Air goes in, air comes out. Expansion and contraction happen…
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Communication
From my earliest coherent memories, communication has been how I’ve interacted with the world. Whether it was talking, singing, writing, clapping, stomping, or yelling, every form of communication was simply a way to express an emotion, share a thought, or connect with the people around me. I already knew the four main communication styles, but…
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Excavation
Almost immediately after her passing, I found myself wanting to be free of the mountain of things she had accumulated. There were many clothes that had been purchased but never worn, including a drawer full of delicates, along with other things that were well past their prime but held sentimental value. The sentimental attachment was…
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Snuffleupagus
According to Wikipedia, Mr. Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street is a large, furry creature belonging to his own unique animal species called a Snuffleupagus. He looks like a cross between an elephant, a woolly mammoth, and a dinosaur. I can relate, Snuffy. I was tall as a Freshman in High School, so the feeling of being a lumbering mammoth rang…
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Nature
The outdoors is good for my soul. The more time I spend just existing outside of our home, the more in touch with myself I feel. I’ve mentioned before that I kind of lost the identity of who I was outside of the duality of our relationship. Every decision, every day, opens a new door…
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Ok
I am doing ok. Ok may mean different things to different people, so let me clarify my ‘okayness’. I have had many family and friends help me through some emotional and financial struggles, listen when I needed to vent, distract me with things to do and places to see, but I still struggle from time…
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Reflection
Many years ago, I worked as a Portrait Photographer for Olan Mills Portrait Studio spending my day photographing singles, couples, and families for over 2 years. It was very much a dream job for me, especially when I was managing the studio in Renton, Washington. One day, we had a client come in who had…
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Codependency
Codependency in relationships involves becoming so invested with each other that you can’t function independently. I didn’t realize that I had become codependent initially, I just assumed that it was part of being a loving spouse. As the other person starts to falter due to age related pain or mental illness, the other side of the…
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Beginnings
I didn’t want to change. I was satisfied with the way it was going even when things were hard. I was comfortable with how things were – even with all of the drama that comes with mental illness. Each one of us, Mel and myself included, had some form of mental trauma that we’ve been…
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Sleep
… is what I didn’t get much of last night due to the heat. Tonight, much like last night, it is almost 10 pm and still over 80 degrees Fahrenheit. I do not have AC in my room, so I was not able to get to sleep last night until around 2:30am. With a good…