Reflections
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One moment you believe your garden is flourishing, then a gardener walks away, and you are left with silence and an emptiness you never thought possible, but here’s what is extraordinary about abandoned gardens. They grow what they want. It doesn’t matter that this red rose appeared in the middle of a daisy patch or…
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We pass people in the hall and say, “How are you?” but we don’t really stop to listen because social protocol says we answer with ‘fine’ or ‘good’ and keep walking. We believe no one really wants to hear your life story. Society has created this environment where we have to literally pay someone to…
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When love enters our lives, it is all about timing. Will it last? Is it the right time for me? For them? This timing determines whether our romances are shooting stars or constellations. We dream about lasting love, but more often than not, it is just a shooting star, streaking across the sky leaving stardust…
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The moon has seen more than she wishes and more than we thought. She has seen… 1. First kisses on a porch 2. Sidewalk confessions 3. Crying in the car before going inside 4. One too many drinks 5. Almost breakups that became fresh starts 6. Sneaking out of windows 7. A phone screen’s glow…
Black Ink and Parchment 