Tag Archives: #30DaysWIS

Single Mothers

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In August 2017, Oyunga Pala wrote the following: It struck a chord within me when I read this paragraph. Nobody really chooses to be a single mother, save for the few who truly aim for this goal. For them, this generalization of nobody chooses to be a single parent does not apply. Baby Mama. I don’t […]

Untitled (Pep Talk)

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The flames lick at your feet, the heat unbearable, and it seems you shall never take a breath again. In the face of great pain, no bandaid can restore that joy that once resided in the deepest crevices of your heart. Move your feet, adjust your stance, don’t stomp on the flames, as that will […]

Brightest Spot

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You narrated your shopping list very matter-of-factly. Yogurt, strawberries, milk, cereal. When I mentioned broccoli, you very clearly said no. It was definitely not on your list. This discussion was held at 2056, as we were preparing for bed. The question that had been posed – What will we do tomorrow morning? Supermarket. Then the […]

40 Questions

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I answered these questions back in 2009/2010 and it is amazing to go back and see what has changed and, funnily, what has not. It’s a fun and quick reflective game. I think I will aim to do one every few months, every quarter, to see what changes or disappears from my life. Let’s go… […]

You are Strong

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Strength runs through the steel that is your backbone, holding you up when all else around that spine is collapsing from exhaustion, fatigue, over-stimulation and no rest. They say there is no rest for the weary, but they forget that a heart cannot beat in isolation for a long a time as expected or as […]

Attika

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I have been thinking of you a lot lately. Unusual. I usually think of you as your anniversary date approaches, meaning early November. So this is early. Perhaps because I have been contemplating this idea of fairness in life. It wasn’t fair how you left, when you left, that you left at all. And I […]