Page Turner's Blog, page 19

I Hate the Part Where Everything Gets Stirred Up

“What are you doing with that?” I ask my partner.

He gives me an incredulous look. “I’m going to dust.” The incredulity is understandable. He’s holding a duster, after all. What did I expect? That he was prepping for his worldwide debut into janitorial cosplay?

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What My Cockatiel Taught Me About Grief

If Buddy the cockatiel can find a new normal in the face of major loss, so can I.

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That Feeling When You Share Music That Means A Lot to You & the Other Person Gets It

At that moment, I'm swept away by the most powerful emotion. It's like we time traveled together to a stop that meant a lot to me.

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The Less I Defend Myself, the Happier I Feel

I'm very unlikely to worry about defending myself against baseless attacks. Instead, I focus more on moving forward and making more things I'd like to see in the world.

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Yes, Stubbornness CAN Look Like Self-Love

Stubbornness can look an awful lot like self-love from the outside looking in... but feel completely different.

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The People Who Are Best on Their Feet Are Usually the Ones With All the Anxiety Going Into a Conflict

It's funny, isn't it? How the people who are best on their feet, who really don't need to prepare, are often the ones with all the anxiety going into a conflict.

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I Love Old Conversations and I Love That Second Cup of Tea

Similarly, I love old conversations. Rehashing memories with someone else who was there with me.

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We Don’t Talk Enough About the Importance of Recommitment

We don't talk enough about the importance of recommitment.

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When Do You Decide Someone’s a Hopeless Case?

When do you decide someone's a hopeless case?" she says. She's been describing a troubling pattern of mistreatment and then apology with her and another person. It's been going on a long time. She's very unhappy. And while she's an optimist, she just isn't seeing much improvement. Instead, the apologies seem more like placation. Smoothing over. With no intention to really change.

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Does the Sun Come Out All at Once… Or Do You Just Notice It That Way?

And just like that, I wrote, after several seasons of unrelenting, crushing grief and depression, I am finally getting somewhere.

I still don't know where I'm going, but there's movement.

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