Category: hope
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Open-Toe Sandals
The change is monumental but it is measured in minutiae. Taking down my fragile blue glasses from the top shelf where the wine glasses are kept. Leaving the dishes I used to cook dinner on the countertop, including the knives. Walking away from a pile of laundry on the couch I don’t care about folding.…
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Battle Fatigue
Will I lay down my arms when the battle is won? Will I forgive myself when peace has begun? Will I feel the world shift toward quiet and calm Or will I prepare for the next war to come? The momentum of adrenaline caries me on Long after the fighting has stopped and I won.…
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What if we stopped trying to fix ourselves?
What if instead of looking at myself like a broken mirror that I need to somehow glue back together, I stop and just look at my reflection? The broken pieces are sharp and cut my hands when I hold them, so what if I stop trying to hold them? Do all the broken pieces have…
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Traffic, Sunlight and Mud Puddles
Sitting in traffic, I glance to my left and see water being reflected onto three thick, concrete pillars that hold up the highway overpass. It rained yesterday, and flashes of sunlight bounce along the top of large mud puddles in the construction zone. I am sitting in a long line of stopped cars waiting for…