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I’ve tried, believe me, I’ve tried. I’ve tried forgiving those who have done me harm; those who have scarred me deeply but it never seemed to last. The hurt, rage and resentment always returned in full force and I would feel guilty every time. It meant that I didn’t truly forgive like I was supposedContinue reading “Forgiveness Is Not A Prerequisite For Moving On With Life”

This is a proverb, I don’t recall from where, but what I do know is that death is as much a part of life as birth. I very recently received word that my cousin’s husband passed away as well as three of my uncles and one friend. I had never met my cousin’s husband butContinue reading “Life Is A Bridge, Cross Over It But Build No House Upon It…”

I don’t know if you’ve ever tried holding space for someone to just be, regardless of the discomfort or pain it may bring. It’s hard, really fucking hard. My son has talked to me about feeling abandoned as a child and recalled the time I went over the line as a parent. I forced aContinue reading “Holding Space For Another”

The surgery I had to correct my bladder leakage seems to have altogether failed, which has caused me no small amount of grief. One night as my partner and I were getting intimate he discovered a bit of wire protruding into my vagina. At first I thought this wire was from my bladder sling fromContinue reading “So, Yeah, That Happened”

I recently lost an uncle to lung cancer. He didn’t know he had cancer until his lungs were full of it and it had metastasized to his bones. Oddly enough there was no pain. I bring up this uncle because he was a heavy smoker for years and even though he quit a long timeContinue reading “Me And My Stupid Addiction (Part VIII)”

So, I had my doctor’s appointment with my urologist. She echoed what my OBGYN stated which is that I still had a lot of healing to do and it is a little too early to say for sure if the surgery was as successful as I’d hoped. We also discussed some changes I’m making inContinue reading “A Clean Bill Of Health”