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The Quiet Cost of Always Being Available

You got a minute? 

There comes a point when exhaustion stops announcing itself and settles in quietly.

You keep moving. You handle what needs to be handled. From the outside, nothing looks off. But underneath, there is less to draw…

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Choosing Not To Harden

It’s hard to ignore how heavy the world feels right now. Everywhere you look there’s anger, exhaustion, division, disappointment. People are tired of being let down, tired of hoping, tired of feeling like kindness keeps losing.

I understand why so…

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I Knew the Answer Before I Asked

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Sometimes, you know the answer before you ask. You feel it deep in your chest. There's a pause that lasts too long. I wasn't ready to say it. So I asked anyway.  

Honestly, I didn’t know. I…

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The Weight We Were Never Meant to Carry

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The new year always shows up talking about weight: what you should lose or what you need to fix. You wonder who you are supposed to be by now. Every year, I hear all that and…

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ONNA B
poetry, music, and quiet connection
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