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From Sand to Gemstones

Refining Life's Ragged Edges

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Alan

This morning when I pulled into my parking lot I noticed something I never noticed before: a gate surrounding the vent on the east side of my building. There it was in its shiny black metal brilliance blocking the warmth... Continue Reading →

Anger Issues

The other day I read something on social media that set my heart racing. I mean, these days there's a lot of things on social media that are pretty ridiculous. But, this time, this one hit close to home. Someone... Continue Reading →

A New Year

I've been watching you. I know, it sounds creepy, but I like watching you. When you're eating. When you're playing your games. When you're creating a piece of your RC. Recently I got to watch you hang out with a... Continue Reading →

For The Love of Thankfulness

As I breezed through the month of November I made sure, like others, to be thankful. Thankful for life, love and happiness. Thankful for pain, distress, and sadness. Thankful for growth, loss and everything in between. Like fall the seasons of... Continue Reading →

Forever Is Composed of Nows

I began my 2017 summer with a single thought: live in the now. I heard someone respond to that with, "No one can always live in the now." That person was correct, and so very wrong. Over the last few... Continue Reading →

The Truth About Migraines

Really, the all time truth about migraines is... They. Bloody. Suck. You can end your reading right now if you want because, honestly, there really isn't getting around that one fact. I spent most of my day yesterday battling a... Continue Reading →

Through the Enchanted Forest

  I haven't felt much for writing this week so I needed to get my juices flowing. Grabbed a writing prompt out of my proverbial hat. I don't know where this is going. But, I'm gonna have fun with it.... Continue Reading →

Working Through Grief

Today I threw a Fall Social. I'm around these people all day and I never see them so I forced the interaction. One of my friends laughed at me yesterday because she said, "I never see you but when I... Continue Reading →

Mental Health Awareness Day 10/10/17

Today will always be a day that I hold dear to my heart. I have suffered with anxiety and depression for more than half of my life. And during that time I spent it "alone and afraid." I was too... Continue Reading →

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