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Longing to Belong
Belonging, longing to be longed for, longing to belong, longing to be loved and included. These are the feelings and unattainable qualities I have chased for as long as I have had memories. Other people usually do not see this; they see a friendly, outgoing and positive person. Someone who is likeable enough. A person…
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It’s Homecoming Season
Does going home to your childhood places comfort you? I have been doing a lot of coming home for the past 3 years. First, I returned to my home town of Petaluma after living in other cities, and in one case – another country, for the ten years prior to that. It would be an…
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Raw-Dogging: The No-Stimuli Way To Fly
Recently I have been hearing about a new trend called, “raw-dogging” in relationship to flying on airplanes. This trend popularized by TikTok, is also known as, “barebacking” and involves taking a commercial airline flight, usually of at least two or more hours, with zero sensory stimuli. This practice entails sitting through the duration of the…
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Second Date Update Stories
Okay – let’s just say it’s been a while since I had a first date. I have not actively pursued dating in a few years – I am actually quite content with my life and it no longer feels like something is missing that I need to seek out. I did, however, date quite a…
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The Things We Did Back Then… And Are Still Alive To Talk About It.
Ever been asked, “Why in God’s name did you drink out of a dirty garden hose when you were little?” Because we weren’t allowed to come in the house once we were outside! I was a child of the sixties – when we were home all day-every day in the summer, my mother sent us…
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If You Had All the Money in the World – Where Would You Travel to First?
If I could give only one piece of advice from my own life – it would be to TRAVEL! As with many others, I have not been able to travel much since COVID. But this year I have at least three trips planned and I am beyond excited! The packing and planning, the anticipation of…
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Advice I Should Have Listened To In The Last 50 Years
So many pieces of advice are given with all the best of intentions. People who have experienced more life, (or a very different life than you), want to impart their hard-earned wisdom to make your path a little easier. I find myself doing it; giving someone advice based on my own missteps. But the reception…
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Pick Me, Choose Me, Love Me…
This memorable quote from Grey’s Anatomy iconic scene, where Meredith begs Derek, (McDreamy) to choose her over another love interest, resonates to my core. I imagine that people the world over, felt her pain, desperation, intense longing and lump-in-the-throat emotion, hearing Meredith asking point-blank to be the person Derek wants to love for all time.…
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A Life Devoid of Drama – Is It Possible?
Is a life without drama possible? Is it possible, if you have grown up with a vast amount of daily drama throughout your lifetime? Do we learn to thrive on drama, or – in fact – do we create it unnecessarily? Have you ever noticed that drama seems to occur with the same people or…
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Thou Shalt Not Covet; Envy, Jealousy or Just Plain “Want”?
I’ve talked about my strict Catholic upbringing before, and some of the lessons and traditions have been long forgotten, (or buried). However, some of the first important lessons learned in my religious training, were memorizing the Ten Commandments. I was in second grade when this intense instruction began in preparation for making my First Holy…
Killing It In My Sixties 