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The Pilgrimage
Mom and Dad were raised in a world of protestant, upper class, white privilege. At 21 years old they married, headed west, and never looked back. Life was an adventure. Mom and Dad had no intention of repeating their past, but they didn't have other role models to learn how to build a future, so they made it up as they went. All four of my grandparents shook their heads in shame and disbelief at their blatant disregard for the generational wealth they abandoned. To further en

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Dec 27, 20253 min read


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I recently connected that some people are hugely appreciative of the way that I clean and it is how I can offer support. Mentally I hate clutter and eliminate it from my life. I enjoy the sense of relief that comes from emptied (and organized) areas. When throwing things away I picture stripping away the weight of negative energy and when cleaning I find myself in a meditative state of tidy-toss-sweep. There is nothing quite like the satisfaction of admiring the final product

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Dec 27, 20252 min read
Unexpected Surprise
The universe sure sends us fun little surprises, doesn't it? A close confidante from 18 years ago resurfaced in my life. I think about who I was then and who I am now. I've become a woman who is guided almost entirely by my intuition and she held my hand through that first, scary step of listening to myself. I was in my early 30s when I met her with my then husband. Back then I hoped to save our marriage. He bowed out from our conversations after about a year, but I decided t

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Feb 22, 20252 min read
New Crush
Wanting is exquisite. Lucious. I can't help but trust the energetic knowledge that speaks to me with the bug of desire. I am in an...

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Sep 19, 20241 min read


Becoming Feral
Orange Tree has lived in my backyard for many years, long before I bought my house. My new neighbor was excited to inform me of the...

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Jul 13, 20245 min read
The Bleed
I hadn't thought of my lover in the last couple weeks. During my monthly bleed I felt called to process some unresolved frustrations with...

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May 21, 20244 min read
And another thing. . .
I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt, because I trusted you so much initially, yet I can't seem to muster the humility you seem...

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May 14, 20241 min read


Open Water Swim
Some say that a woman's intuition, manifestation, creativity, and femininity is most accessed through her cervix. The cervix is the...

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Apr 18, 20242 min read


Friendship Divide
Writing is proving to be scarier than I thought. Sometimes I write with a pen and notepad. Somehow the pen and notepad aren't as judgy...

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Apr 15, 20244 min read
Intuition
Well, my darling readers, my lover has come and gone (ha, literally). I love having an intuition that knows me. I can't say how but she...

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Feb 28, 20242 min read


Notes On Having a Lover
Wanting you has woken up a desire in me that I have going back to a time before I can remember talking. I can see clearly that you don’t...

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Dec 16, 20235 min read
My Tantra Speed Dating Experience
I really hope this post doesn't become viral. I'm so afraid of people reading this. And yet, here I am, still writing. According to the...

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Nov 5, 20234 min read


Hello Again
Hello again, my friends, both anonymous and the very few well-known. I haven't posted in a while, as you know. I've written, I've...

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Nov 1, 20233 min read


Healing
It's Friday afternoon, 2:30, when work ended at 2:00. I smoked a menthol to celebrate. With deep, long drags and hiding in the back...

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Nov 5, 20212 min read


Love and Loss
Maybe it's the second divorce. Maybe it's the way I tend to idealize. Sigh. It’s not the divorce. It’s not the way I tend to idealize. I...

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Nov 2, 20213 min read


Moving In And Moving On
Good Morning Readers, I'm thrilled to be alive today. I moved into my new house and added most of the initial tweaks to make it beautiful...

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Jan 9, 20212 min read
Moving Day
Tonight marks the last night in my condo before I move into my new house. Today was hard. I love this condo and I'm sad to say goodbye. I...

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Nov 17, 20202 min read


COVID Conversations and Memories
Yesterday I had a rare few hours alone with my 15 yr old son. We got Chick-fil-a and a haircut then I took him to get a COVID test so he...

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Nov 8, 20202 min read


A Stirring Of A Longing
I'm so bored and lonely. I want to take a vacation next summer. I have an airline credit, thanks to a cancelled trip due to COVID. Oh,...

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Nov 4, 20202 min read


Holding Out Hope
A friend once told her husband, "You don't like what I'm saying? Well, you can escape my crazy. You get to leave and be away from me. But...

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Sep 20, 20202 min read
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