⋆ redundancy
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⋆ redundancy

Let me make something very clear - endurance is not strength. Just because I can continue with everything that I am given, day in and day out, does not mean that I am…
⋆ fitter, happier
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⋆ fitter, happier

Phew. Who knew you could gaslight yourself? I have been sitting here thinking about how to answer the questions posed to me, and I am unsure how. In that link above, they say…
⋆ Co-Dependency 2
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⋆ Co-Dependency 2

cooperative - adjective - involving mutual assistance in working towards a common goal dependent - noun - a person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support. co-dependant - adjective…
⋆ Co-Dependency 1
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⋆ Co-Dependency 1

The conversation got railroaded by someone asking if she should forgive someone who ghosted her. I have a special place in my heart for ghosters.   You do not know where a person…
⋆ warmth by gaslight
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⋆ warmth by gaslight

You feel happiness in intervals like tiny nibbles of chocolate, closing your eyes and savouring each luscious morsel until it is gone & the next piece is in your grasp. You have the…
⋆ patterns
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⋆ patterns

I remember, back in the LiveJournal days, I was in a community for abuse survivors. I never posted my own story. I just commented on those that did - I was never brave…
⋆ he is one of those boys
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⋆ he is one of those boys

you hold his face while you kiss him numbers are dictation, dictators are numb. the more i say the less you feel. abandon age for pints and ounces, and let your ash-rimmed eyes fade…
⋆ adoption, raced
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⋆ adoption, raced

I remember my mother holding a newborn Isobel, gazing at her tiny, pink beauty and saying to me, “Maybe you should give her up for adoption.” I was horrified. Years passed and I…
⋆ scribbles
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⋆ scribbles

"I realised I would not be happy without you in my life." I stared at this written sentence long enough for it to blur. Have you ever had someone cross your path that…
⋆ The Prize
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⋆ The Prize

Q: Why do you want to fix a negative situation with someone that is always harming you? What causes you to be there in the first place? The people you are attracted to…