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  • Creativity,  Grief,  The Kitchen Sink

    On Being Alone & Feeling Seen

    A few months after my dad had passed, I had a dream. A young woman, mid-20’s, walked towards me. At first, I could only see the top of her head. As she came up the hill side I stood on top of, I saw two braids fall down her shoulders. Mountains unfolded in the distance behind her and when she reached me, she unfurled her fingers to reveal something precious. Her smile was equal parts joyful and cheeky, peaceful and electric. I peered into her hand and saw a small white birds egg. We looked down on her little treasure together and then looked into one another’s eyes. Her smile…

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I’m a dog lover, chocolate addict, warm bread sniffer, slow tea sipper, blank notebook hoarder, nomadic homebody. I seek out opportunities to live my life on purpose.


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