Dear Mum Since you’ve been gone there are so many things I see and need to tell you. Today we climbed the lookout (‘Look out!’) at Ocean Shores. What a […]
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Musings from the heart, Travelling, Writing
Today I received the greatest compliment that maybe a writer can receive.Today had been one of those days where just another leaf of grief floated past me as I prepare to say goodbye to Mum and Dad’s holiday house.
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Musings from the heart, Writing
Twenty eight days to create some self care. Twenty-six days ago I was sitting in my psychologist’s office talking self care + how to incorporate it into my every day
Persistence pays off. And rejection is good. It makes our writing stronger.
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Writing wins
It’s the empty space that’s the hardest. It lives in my heart, my head, my phone + at the end of the street. I want to walk down + talk to Mum.
Mum is peacefully sleeping now. Rousing, barely, to smile at the sound of her children talking, sharing stories.
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Musings from the heart
I’ve been cheated. Mum will never be an old woman. Dad was never an old man. It’s the odd little things that catch me
I have really struggled with understanding what I need to write about this week. It seems much harder, which is probably a great reflection of the rollercoaster week it’s been.
