what spring does…
“I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.” ―Pablo Neruda Although she held out as…
death
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The Button Tin
My grandmother collected buttons in a red and yellow tin. As a girl, I played with those buttons for hours…
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My Grandmother’s Records
My mother and her siblings have been going through the painful process of cleaning out my grandmother’s house. I’ve been…
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golden afternoon: goodbye
My Mom mom was a most wonderful woman. She had a big heart and a beautiful smile. She took care…
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Losing a Pet
For the past two weeks I’ve been intensely struggling with Mika’s death. Long story short, she was my baby. I…
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anxiety · happiness · health · inspiration
Be Like Water
My new mantra came to me during my Monday morning meditation: Be like water. It was during my first reading…
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Until We Meet Again, Grandma: Evolving Thoughts on Death
When I found out that my grandmother had stage 4 ovarian cancer, I was crushed. I wrote at the time…
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anxiety · gratitude · happiness · inspiration
Finding Beauty & Strength in Pain
October has always been one of my favorite months. Halloween is my favorite holiday. Autumn in New Jersey is gorgeous—the…
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The Saddest Day of My Life: How to Deal with the Loss of a Pet
On Saturday, October 2, our cat—Mika—went outside before we left for a birthday party. We got home around 7:30 PM….
