He fit. He was the first puzzle piece that slipped into her life and fell right in place. It happened so unexpectedly. She could still hardly believe it. He had been there all along. How had she not noticed?! He was so smart. She always knew she had to be...
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I go to the track every day. When it is really cold, or when it is raining and I do not feel like getting wet, I go to the indoor track. Yes, I do know how lucky I am to have an indoor track at the local YMCA only a few miles from me. Yes, I do know how...
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Some say I am naïve about love, but inside me there is a hope I just cannot shake. I know what I felt before, the love he and I had left remnants I will never forsake. I don’t want to hurt anymore, I don’t want my heart to break. The love I had...
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Shattered hearts don’t stem from circumstances, But often from spectacular, specific and utterly unrealistic expectations. Hope is healthy and faith-based. Hope holds space for the unexpected. Hope holds hearts in the wings, Waiting for things to change....
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I am from lake effect snow, From shake and bake chicken and tie dye shirts. I am from the lake house weekends on the Fourth of July, noisy, busy, it looked like fun. I am from dandelions and clovers, willing me to wish for big dreams. I am from Christmas...
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Nikola Rosa is an artistic rendering of the soul that has come to exist after rising from the ashes. Her thoughts are from Nancy Gass, and yet they are in some ways, a different person entirely. We all have hearts and souls that are a deep ocean of complexity and this dichotomy is no different.