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A Prayer for the People in Pain
Dear God, In the midst of so much darkness, destruction, and evil, I just want to pray for the people in pain. Not just pain, anguish. The people who are suffering, dying, enduring unfathomable trauma. The people being swept up in the tidal wave of chaos, hatred, and misunderstanding. The people that aren’t just walking Continue reading
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Maybe Just the Color of the Sky
A little over a year ago, I decided that I was going to start waking up every Friday to watch the sunrise. How peaceful! I thought. How gorgeous! What a way to welcome in the weekend! And so, I set my alarm for 5:45am. It was only an hour earlier than my usual alarm, but Continue reading
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You Can’t Be Everybody’s Cup of Tea
There is a song on Kacey Mugraves’ second album, Pageant Material, called “Cup of Tea.” The chorus goes like this: You can’t be everybody’s cup of tea Some like it bitter, some like it sweet Nobody’s everybody’s favorite So you might as well just make it how you please I’ve always liked this song. It’s Continue reading
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Shrug and Keep Going
A few months ago I was in the middle of a Jazzercise class, standing behind a woman I’d never met before. She wasn’t a regular in the class and had asked me to stand in front of her—“It’s been a while, so I won’t be very good.”—but I’d shaken her off and gotten into place Continue reading
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thanK you aIMee (et. al)
Among Taylor Swift’s 31 (!) new songs released on her new album, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, is “thanK you aIMee.” Regardless of who it is speculated to be about, it is a message to a person and/or experience in the past which you’ve found a way to heal from and, in some ways, Continue reading
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The Year is 2003
Let me take you there. Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard close out the top two on American Idol, Finding Nemo is released and “I can speak whale” is arguably the funniest thing in the entire world, iTunes launches, Blockbuster and Hollywood Video are still going strong, and, if you’re me, you’re starting 8th grade. High Continue reading
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Don’t Immediately Dread Jury Duty
At the end of February, I opened my mailbox to find a jury duty summons. It was only the second one I’d ever received, and there had been over a decade in between them, in which I’d moved four times. So I promptly texted this to my sister. Growing up, I always got the feeling Continue reading
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My Weekly Workout Routine (For Now)
I am constantly a sucker for reading about people’s routines. I think we all are. We want to know what people are doing that is bringing them peace or keeping them organized or helping them be productive. We want to know what is making them feel like they are doing more, being more, achieving more, Continue reading
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200 Day Time Capsule Blog #11.5
In July of 2017, I sent a letter to the future. It started a chain of letters that I now fondly call the 200 Day Time Capule Blogs. They include a series of 10 questions to ask and answer for my future self, and give me glimpses into my life in 200 day segments. I Continue reading
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Bubbles in the Window
A few nights ago, just as the sun was making its final descent and golden hour turned to dusk, I walked around my apartment shutting the blinds and switching on the lights. I walked to the window in my bedroom, noticing the last hints of the pink sky, and then I stopped, my hand on Continue reading
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