life
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The Trap
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≻: The TrapThis week has sucked. James has been sick all week with this nagging cough. You name it, I’ve tried it,…
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Terrence
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≻: TerrenceTerrence stood at the corner of Thomas & Scottsdale Road. Each & everytime, it seemed, when we would visit McDonald’s,…
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Stop Fixing & Start Being by Melissa Rosella
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≻: Stop Fixing & Start Being by Melissa RosellaListening to Pandora is a favorite pastime of mine. I’ve yet to upgrade to the commercial free & more skips…
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Why Putting On Your Big Girl Panties is Still Hard
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≻: Why Putting On Your Big Girl Panties is Still HardMy stepdad, Vince, fell again. Thank God for Life Alert we purchased for my mom & Vince. Vince does not…
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I F~~~ing Love Guns N’ Roses
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≻: I F~~~ing Love Guns N’ RosesIt was the late 90s. Not sure how I obtained my cassette, “Appetite for Destruction,” but it really spoke to…
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Mom, God, & Me by Melissa Rosella
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≻: Mom, God, & Me by Melissa RosellaWe walked into the restaurant & the techno music was blaring. We sat in a circular booth close to the…
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The Woman in the Mirror by Melissa Rosella
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≻: The Woman in the Mirror by Melissa RosellaI drove by the original spot that I last saw Jennifer on our way to the park. She was not…
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Friend Connecting & Bridge Building by Melissa Rosella
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≻: Friend Connecting & Bridge Building by Melissa RosellaI try way too hard to fit in and sometimes I think I don’t fit in because I’m not supposed…
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Perfection is an Illusion by Melissa Rosella
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≻: Perfection is an Illusion by Melissa RosellaShe bought Gucci shoes. She only buys name brand clothes. She got plastic surgery that included a breast augmentation, a…
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Hope Floats by Melissa Rosella
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≻: Hope Floats by Melissa RosellaTo the moms & dads reading this that have lost a child: I see you, I feel you, & my heart…
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Jennifer by Melissa Rosella
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≻: Jennifer by Melissa RosellaIt was a routine school pick up. That’s when I noticed a homeless woman named Jennifer. She was sitting outside…
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forgiveness is hard
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≻: forgiveness is hardI was sexually assaulted in high school. I didn’t know it was sexual assault at the time. I’d been drinking…
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the power of vulnerability
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≻: the power of vulnerabilityWe all have a story to tell, a life made up of trials & tribulations. Our lives are filled with…
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whispers of self-compassion
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≻: whispers of self-compassion1.be vulnerable 2. you don’t have to try so hard 3. open your heart 4. just be your beautiful self…
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fill your cup, first
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≻: fill your cup, firstPlease take care of yourself! Do the thing that matters to you and do it every single day. Put you…
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aging
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≻: agingRecently had a photo shoot & I noticed the picture of our beautiful little family. I noticed my obvious smile…
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mommying is hard
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≻: mommying is hardWatched a video, today, that revealed my true feelings about being a mother. I watched it & instantly felt a…
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