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Six Hands on the Handlebars
My parents were separated. They only stayed that way for two years. Two very important, sometimes scary years. I took comfort in my visits from my brother. He always wanted to play. Six years older than me, a jokester, my closest confidant and life coach during my formative years. One fine rainy day while he…
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Dear Mom,
Your voice has faded from my memory. I’m always a little jealous when people say things like, “I can still hear her voice” when they talk about you. “Can you?” I want to say. “I can’t.” Though they tell me I sound like you. You know how in movie flashbacks when the daughter or son…
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Rumors
Rumors are the shards of glass that fall from the shattered chandelier of adolescence. They stick in your feet as you try to walk by them with your head held high and scar your hands when you try to clean them up. When you get dressed and try to go about your day, they constantly…
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SHARED Trauma and a Facebook Post
Dear William, I wanted to write a response to you regarding your comments on my post but I needed to do some digging first. Like, the real deep kind. My knee-jerk reaction was just to make a snarky comment and set you in your place. That’s not what I dreamed up when I made that…
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Cliques vs Friend Groups
Ladies, hear my words and rethink your attitude toward other women! Cliques still kill me. I’ve never understood the need to stand shoulder to shoulder with other women and make other people feel unwelcome. But it doesn’t mean I don’t want to be accepted or that I’m somehow immune to the sting of rejection. When…
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Finding YOUR PEOPLE and ACCEPTING YOURSELF
I used to hate my stomach. Then I hated my arms. Then I felt insecure about all of the things. ALL OF THE THINGS…. I used to wish I was smarter. I used to wish I had more tact. I used to wish I fit in everywhere with everyone. EVERYWHERE WITH EVERYONE….(sigh) And then one…
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Grains: Sensitivities beyond wheat | PCC Community Markets
There is little to no medical controversy over whether wheat and other grains trigger allergies or sensitivities. They do. Where controversy enters is in the areas of incidence and symptoms to grains other than wheat. — Read on www.pccmarkets.com/sound-consumer/2011-08/grains_beyond_wheat/ Another good article on grain sensitivity.
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One Turtle at a Time
Our last morning at Oak Island I was packing up the villa and stopped to take the dogs for their last hoorah on the beach. I noticed the turtle patrol ladies digging in a hole right at the beach access I had used all week. A little back story here. I know all about these…
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The Snack Epidemic | Parents
Cookies at school, crackers for car rides, chips after sports … This around-the-clock nibbling is hurting kids’ eating habits — and their health. — Read on www.parents.com/recipes/nutrition/kids/the-snack-epidemic/ I think there might be a lot of us out there but we are too afraid to say anything. Afterall, nobody wants to be that parent. But look…
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How to Eat Like a French Woman
How to Eat Like a French Woman — Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.vogue.com/article/eat-like-a-french-woman-how-to/amp I thought this was an interesting read. I was remembering having read an article somewhere where a woman described having lived in France and how even the children waited for mealtime and didn’t snack all the time. I was looking for that and ran…
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www.facebook.com/1168766438/posts/10217215708802645 Please go vote for Open Door Cafe. This charity provides free meals on a pay what you can system and volunteer opportunities to people in our community. No email address or phone is required to vote. Thank You- Disturbingclarity
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I Heard You Were Looking For Me
By Karen Bradberry What if I could take away the pain you wish I could? And erase the memories and you knew that I would? Would you ever want to meet me, have me perform this task? Would you risk the girl you are to have that peace at last? And when you’ve purged and…
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DisturbingClarity… from the Garden
Each day go out and see the growth, the damage, the thirst, the bounty. Serve it. Recognize it for what it is. Call it by its name. Be grateful and glad, humbled or sad if that is what the moment calls for.
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7 Healthy Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Under 400 Calories | Nutrition | MyFitnessPal
Make nutritious, protein-packed versions of the classic comfort food. — Read on myfitnesspal.wpengine.com/7-healthy-grilled-cheese-sandwiches-under-400-calories/
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Why Your Novel Won’t Get Published – Chuck Wendig: Terribleminds
Why Your Novel Won’t Get Published – Chuck Wendig: Terribleminds — Read on terribleminds.com/ramble/2011/01/10/why-your-novel-wont-get-published/
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How Femur Length Affects Squat Mechanics – Bret Contreras
How Femur Length Affects Squat Mechanics – Bret Contreras — Read on bretcontreras.com/how-femur-length-effects-squat-mechanics/
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