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The evolution of loss, or Thoughts on Mother’s Day

May 23, 2017May 13, 2017 by Shay

It’s been 14 years since I lost my mother to a valiant but brief (and ultimately futile) battle with cancer. The loss of my mother remains, even after all these years, one of the single most defining events in my life. She passed away six weeks after I turned 31 and four days after she …

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Categories Growing Up, Parenting, personal growth Tags mother's day, motherless mothers 1 Comment

Feelings as self care in a hectic world, a peek into my life

May 23, 2017December 3, 2016 by Shay

I have a confession to make. The month of November kicked my ass. It twisted me in knots and took me to highest points of joy and it also laid me low and, while I was in the street trying to crawl away, the city bus came and rolled over me and then backed up …

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Categories personal growth, Random babble

Musings on change and more change ahead…A personal post

May 7, 2020October 23, 2016 by Shay

I can never recall who said it, nor exactly how it was said, but to paraphrase: The older I grow, the one constant in my life does seem to be change. As I get ready for some major life shifts in my personal life, I find myself reflecting on the past year and just what …

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Categories Midlife Changes, personal growth, Random babble Tags mid-life changes
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