If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. Those of you who remember jamming to the band Rush will know that this is from their son “Freewill”. Deep, poetic lyrics to simply state that each of us chooses something, even if we don’t want to admit it. One may say “I …
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There is a lyric in the song “The needle and the damage done” by Neil Young where he sings “I’ve seen the needle and the damage done, a little part of it in everyone, but every junkies’ like the setting sun”. I can’t get into the mind of Neil Young, and I’m sure this had …
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They weren't too young after all. As she looked down at her dad’s blank face and touched his cold hands, she was happy, relieved, and sad all at the same time. The last two years have been a whirlwind filled with stress, change, sorrow, remorse, depression, anxiety, resentment, tragedy, and several other emotions that were …
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Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-human-organs-learning-equipment-igwG8aIaypo?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash Being a fairly new caregiver (1-1/2 years), I was talking with a fellow caregiver about what we experience. She shared a page from her journal and allowed me to post with the caveat that I don't use her real name. I will call her Karli and she cares for her mother. This is …
Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/person-holding-glass-jar-2q6C5zDJOsg?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash The heartache and the tears, the broken dreams throughout the years. Sometimes our dreams come true, sometimes they break but we get through. The hurtful sorrows we abide, the happy times we take in stride. Both shape the person we become; all the emotions turn to one. We learn and grow …
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Image compliments of: https://unsplash.com/photos/lighted-candle-in-dark-room-3CA_-xcpulY?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash Shopping, wrapping, baking, and cleaning, mistletoe hung, and the lights are gleaming. Wish lists galore and cookies to bake, cards to send; and decisions to make. What the kids have asked for, you can’t recall, should you get them just one gift or go for it all. As you contemplate shopping, …
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The Encouraged Woman 