Stephanie Akers Cohen is our featured guest author today. I am grateful to share this wonderful piece she wrote as a tribute to her mother. Today would have been her mothers 99th birthday, the 10 year anniversary of her receiving... Continue Reading →
Between the breaths there was a pauseA down heart beat where everything stoppedNot a sign of dying but a moment of choiceAutomatic nervous system triggers another breathBut wait too long and it's a gaspSelf preservation instinctOur bodies are better at... Continue Reading →
When I finally slowed down enough to listen, I heard the quiet sobbing of emotions I'd been running fromFearing my feelings suffocating meI pushed them down and pushed onRunning faster, faster, until I couldn't And when everything stopped, I realizedThere... Continue Reading →
Fighting the urge to run, I knew it wasn't a solution Although the overwhelm and fear in my heart were convincing that it wasI wanted to disappear, start overBut I had already done that, and it didn't workI followed me... Continue Reading →
The resemblance was uncannySo badly I wanted to go with my initial instinctAnd lean into how irresistibly attractive he wasBut I kept pausingYes, he was stunningly attractive Those eyes that drew you inInnocent and mischievous all at the same timeThe... Continue Reading →
Up until then I trusted, I believed I had faith that most people were generally good One by one the world tried to change my mindOne by one I processed the hurt and pain and lossAnd kept trusting, kept believing,... Continue Reading →
The coffee hadn't kicked in yet When I hit save and the screen flashedIn that moment, it had all disappeared It was gone Through gritted teeth I sucked in a deep breathMaking a loud hissing noise as I didA warning... Continue Reading →
The kindest thing I can remember isn't one thingBut all the little momentsWhere time stood stillAnd love warmed my heartAlmost a slideshow of momentsFill me with love and make me pauseGetting out of myself and doing something meaningful for anotherOr... Continue Reading →
Holding my breath I surveyed the situation Knowing so many things didn't feel rightI had to make a changeBut I was oh so scared My head was dizzy thinking about it allSo I exhaled a long, almost defeated breathPushing it... Continue Reading →
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