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I’m kind of a hippie. I like folk music and old rock from the 60’s all the way to some current stuff. I love the Grateful Dead, and I wear my flowy dresses, old t-shirts, and Birkenstocks all over. I don’t wear a bra mos...

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Here is a little background “tea” before we really get going. I think I could write this post without this information, but I’m not 100% sure, so here I go!

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I have a dear friend whose 25 year old son died suddenly 3 months ago. This was a huge reminder to me of how precious and fleeting life is, even for folks who live to be 90 or 100.

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My husband and I met online during a 7-day free trial on a dating service called Matchmaker.com. (How else were two busy professionals supposed to meet in their 30’s?) We were matched and started texting. We seemed to hi...

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What is anticipatory grief, and why don’t so many of us understand it in the moment? Anticipatory grief is when you are mourning an impending loss. (It could be that you or a loved one is terminally ill, pet's declinin...

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When she was 56, my mom was working for the Navy as a civilian employee. They had a reduction in force that year, and she took the early retirement offer. I was so upset about that; I thought she should at least work par...

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Children know what we’ve forgotten. I’m a spiritual being, so I believe that what drives my body is energy from the universe that will someday float away to rejoin the rest of the energy floating around out there in the ...

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It was a little scary to be that self-disclosing. After all, like most people, I usually want to show my best side, not my darkest moments.

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06 May 2026 : Is this your first experience with the fear of death looming? Here’s mine:

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