Humans (and animals) are tenacious. Coping with extreme circumstances, loss, pain. Facing the challenges of each day bravely even knowing that defeat is certain to come. Persevering. Trying again and again and again. Sometimes we just want some mercy. For ourselves. For the people and critters we love. For our planet. We want some...
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Quiet night. Babies are sleeping. We are relaxing in bed. I don’t have much to say other than it feels good to have a few minutes of peace and quiet. So I’m going to enjoy it. Hope you’re enjoying it too. Whatever “it” is. And if you’re not I wish you strength to get...
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I realized something today. I will never complete everything on the list. Yes of course I’ll get groceries and change a lightbulb and take out the trash and recycling. But the list of things that need to get done and that I want to get done will repopulate and continue to grow without end....
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The other day I witnessed a disgusting display of customer complaint at my local coffee shop. I go into this shop several days a week and the employees are incredible. They always go above and beyond to make customers happy. During a power outage earlier this year they seamlessly handled hundreds of customers in...
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Today was the first day of swim lessons with Lou. It was so much fun. We sang songs. We kicked towards rubber duckies. We jumped off the side of the pool. We went under water. I let go of Lou several times and let him figure out how to kick himself back up above...
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Nothing is for sure. We can’t be certain of very many things in life. Plans change. People change. What worked today won’t work tomorrow. Someone gets cancer. Someone leaves. Life is chaos. We only think we have it all under control. But how can you control something so vast, so varied? Something that was...
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Send me some advice and hope. And sleep. I’m raw each night. I’m exhausted each morning. I’m anxious. I’m not myself. I’m hopeful but unsure. What does the other side look like?...
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Your pain is my pain. We struggle together. We get by together. We have joy together. This journey we are on is ours and ours alone. When I see you hurt I want to take it away. When I see you smile I’m filled with joy. This will pass and we will be ok....
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It’s hard not to think you do everything wrong when nothing seems to work. The anxiety around nighttime routines, kids acting up in social situations, just generally not knowing what to do or why something is happening. Hard isn’t the right word. Scary. Demotivating. Stressful. When nothing seems to work what else can you...
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Today was the first day of my parental leave. Hoorah! We took the boys to the zoo. I had nitro cold brew. I got some great yard work done. And I got to a point where I thought I should probably stop and go rest. But I saw some ivy creeping all up and...
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