Read more about the article Broken People Save Broken People
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Broken People Save Broken People

I was watching this movie with Jake Gylenhall called The Guilty and a character in the movie said this quote, “broken people save broken people.”  It’s so fucking true that…

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Read more about the article Did You Ever Just Want to Live in a Smell?
I can get behind the smell of a campfire (Utah - 2019)

Did You Ever Just Want to Live in a Smell?

I have this candle that I absolutely love. Every time I smell it I just want to jump in it, live in it.  Of course, it’s now discontinued. It’s Magnolia…

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Read more about the article Roll the Tape – A Theory on Death
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Roll the Tape – A Theory on Death

Death sounds terrible doesn’t it?  Just the word itself sounds so harsh, so low-base, like the deepest-voiced opera singer (apparently called an Oktavist - who knew?).  Hey, you and I…

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Read more about the article It Would Be Sadder if It Wasn’t Sad
yeah, I've used this pic before, but when I think of sad things, I think of the squonk

It Would Be Sadder if It Wasn’t Sad

So tonight I went with a friend to a birthday party for a woman who worked at my friend’s old job, a hospice center.  Apparently I met the birthday girl…

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Read more about the article It’s Complicated
Rubik's cube = complicated (Photo by 7AV 7AV on Unsplash)

It’s Complicated

No, I’m not talking about a Facebook relationship status (though that would accurately describe pretty much all the romantic relationships I’ve had in my life). I’m talking about the term…

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What if You Died at 45?

Watching Bohemian Rhapsody tonight, again. It's a movie about the band Queen for those living under a rock.  The lead singer, Freddy Mercury, died in 1991 at 45 years old. …

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Read more about the article Ego vs. Self-Respect
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Ego vs. Self-Respect

Blurry is the line between ego and self-respect.  Worse than the fog outside my window this morning. So what prompted me to write about this existential face-off of good vs.…

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Read more about the article The Suffering – Perspectives from a Suicide Survivor
Candle lighting ceremony I was graciously invited to by my friend who worked at this amazing place at the time to honor our loved one who left The Suffering. A giant thank you to my friend for including me.

The Suffering – Perspectives from a Suicide Survivor

We’re all in it, the Suffering.  That’s what I’ve named this thing called the human experience.  Sounds awful right?  It’s not.  The Suffering is a gift, a wonderful gift. And…

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Read more about the article Soulmates
Moab, UT - camping with a soulmate, my sister

Soulmates

How do you know when you've found your soulmate?  Everyone says this:  so and so is my soulmate.  But how do you really know?  Do you even know what a soulmate…

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