Musings Out Loud

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Enough Was Enough a Long Time Ago

How much more of this do we have to endure?

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What It Means to Have a Choice

We've fought too long and too hard.

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Why It Matters

It's so much more than politics.

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And Now Seven

My rainbow baby was positively bursting with excitement.

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Answer the Call

The Internet Is Fun Again

This went from being the worst election cycles of my life to the best.

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Answer the Call

Answering the Call

I have so much clarity now.

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The Years Are Short

The saying is true: the days are long, but the years are short.

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Relieving the Pressure

This year, I'm doing something different.

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Finding Contentment

I've found myself pulled in so many directions lately.

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Joy Bottled in a Tiny Person

There is light in her.

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Working On Her Birthday

I was hit particularly hard this year.

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A Place of My Own

I need a "happy place" for writing.

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Unfocused Yoga Practice

My mind wandered throughout my hot yoga class.

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A Conversation With My Rainbow Baby

She's the one we tried so hard to bring into the world.

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A Story Between Grief and Now

We'll see what the new year brings.

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I Played a Song and Cried

In the present, the tears flowed.

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I Have to Be Raw

I'm not reciting from a script: I'm reliving my experience.

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A Month of Sickness and Writing

I'm exhausted. The most tired I've been in a long time.

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Hiding From the News

I live this way because I don't have a choice.

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A Magical Day

Cheers to the next 40.

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The Universe Aligned Today

A momentous day indeed.

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The Writing That's Missing

Lately I've been thinking about the words I didn't write.

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Missing and Heartbroken

This constant state of limbo is incredibly hard.

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And Now Six

Sometimes the choice not to continue results in grief.