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Lesson from a Foster Dog (You Is Such a Gud Human… Yes, You Is)
Daisy was the dumbest dog I’ve ever fostered. Bar none. Hands down. Dumb. Est. Don’t get me wrong; Daisy was also Top 3 for Sweetest Foster Ever. Never did you ever meet a more darling rug. Her eyes and smile could light up a room. But a genius she was not. We had Daisy for…
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The Most Impossible Task: Saying I’m Not OK
If you struggle with depression like I do, and if you haven’t yet read M. Molly Backes’ viral twitter string about the Impossible Task, I highly recommend it as something to help put words to a common symptom of this insidious disease. Depression commercials always talk about sadness but they never mention that sneaky symptom…
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On Doing Way Too Much and Not Nearly Enough: What October 2020 Feels Like
I drive four mornings each week up the winding roads of Parrett Mountain, past alpaca farms and vineyards and into the Douglas Fir forests as I climb. It’s a slow drive by necessity; there are steep drop-offs and no guard rails or shoulders to offer forgiveness if you stray. It always feels peaceful to me,…
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Bearing Witness
Before we begin, please imagine me face down on the couch, head smooshed into the grubby cushions, cereal shrapnel and muddy dog prints decorating my periphery. That is where I metaphorically am. I am not sitting upright at my desk typing. I am using telepathy from my frazzled, stuttering brain. Nothing is happening in a…