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Hope does a lot of promising for not having the strongest track record

Everything hope lives in is so vulnerable. So shakeable, so changeable, so delicate. I suppose it has to be. I suppose that’s the very nature of hope. But it makes it harder. And yet (hopefully), no less possible. Hope is … Continue reading

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Liberty.

Let your mind go and (maybe) your body will follow. Lose yourself in your head, in your heart. (in your dreams). Stop thinking enough to let new thoughts come. And maybe, when you pick up a pen, your hand will … Continue reading

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Sentences uttered while I was in the room

Someone once told me they saw longing in my eyes. They told me they saw a little pain in my eyes, too. They thought it was related to my father. I wondered if they were just guessing. My father once … Continue reading

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The hallway

It makes sense to pray for God to open doors He wants you to walk through, and close others He wants you to stay away from. But that really doesn’t save you from much when you’re already standing in the doorway. … Continue reading

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Ticket to ride

I think of adventure, and my mind goes to love. I don’t know if that’s illustrative of my being a woman, but to me, any adventure that’s going to open my eyes and my mind is one worth sharing with … Continue reading

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A picture I can’t see clearly

Sometimes when I think of my future, I see a picture. It’s a picture of a house, but not really a whole house, more the sense of a house. Like when I’m walking down a street at night, I can’t … Continue reading

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Here is a little story I didn’t intend to write

Right now, I am fascinated by the seemingly random paths life takes us down, by the strangers God puts in our lives, or perhaps, those we put there ourselves. For, when we first meet, we are all strangers. We are … Continue reading

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