On The Mend
Christina’s 12 year old weekly blog
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You Find Yourself Standing In Front Of A Crossroad
After a loss, you find yourself standing in front of a crossroad. You can’t decide whether to go left or right. It feels like your
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When Nobody Was Watching
The most heartbreaking moments of our lives happen when nobody is watching. Nobody sees us, then. These moments are parts of the larger heartbreak. The
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Looking For Daisies
How do you find a way to live life on your terms? How do you shed the armor of pretences? The manners you have been
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Once Upon A Time, A Day Came That Took Everything From You
Once upon a time, a day came that took everything from you. And you crumbled at the nothingness. You stepped inside of it looking to
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This Is Not About A Friday Night Drink With A Complete Stranger
I haven’t written much about dating after loss. Not because I don’t have a lot to say, but because my conversation with you has always
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All The Things That Were Meant To Be
I have a very specific vision of myself. Quietly residing inside my mind. Comparing itself with the current reality I live in, every day. It
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You Can Escape Every Prison
I wish we could all run away. Free. From everything. When I think of that, I imagine valleys with green grass. Sun shining. And us,
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On Vacation In The UK
I am in the UK on vacation with my family so there won’t be a letter today but just a short message to say have
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Grief’s Gravity
The more awakened you are, the more lonely you feel. And since grief awakens us, it becomes a lonely experience by default. The key is
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The 13 Year Journey To Blue Waters
I love people more now than I did before he died. I love people with nothing. People who lost everything. This Sunday it will be
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I Am The Girl Who Was Always Behind
I look for signs of my destiny in my childhood sometimes. I can’t find any. Not even a small tiny memory that could indicate the
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Find A Way To Write From The Moon
I know this letter matters. To the person who reads it while sitting alone on the floor. In bed. Standing in front of the kitchen