I do not want my sorrow to be meaningless, so I search my heart for lessons, to find meaning, to take some solace in this ending. I insist that this not be meaningless. Dani Shapiro states, “The work of being … Continue reading
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Lessons Learned
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I just got back from an ass-kickin’ adventure. And by ass-kickin’, I mean… it was my ass that got kicked. It was tough and challenging, physically and emotionally. And it turns out that I can suffer physically, but the emotional … Continue reading
Same as I always was
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I have done so much work on myself the last few months. I’ve learned to know my worth, I’ve learned to name what I want in a relationship, I’ve learned to know what I want to work on in myself. … Continue reading
I. Will. Not. Pursue.
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I might have written about my dilemma about whether 2 (or 3) chances is too much, but really, I don’t have that much willpower. or high standards. or something like that…. Joe blew me off on Sunday. Then we tried to … Continue reading
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The way my fun little anxieties with abandonment play out is that I tend to go for men who are unavailable (more on that later) and then go for them with all the effort I have put into all other … Continue reading