On The Mend
Christina’s 12 year old weekly blog
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You Have To Slow Down When You Are Sad
Why is it so darn hard to stop and tend to our sorrow during a hard season? And why does it feel so unnatural to
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A New Chapter Begins
Lately, I realized that I will never stop writing about longing and loss. I see everything from a transient perspective. I am in love with
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How Would I Live My Life If I Experienced Loss When I was Older?
The other day, someone asked me something important. She said…”Christina, do you have any words for those of us who started this journey not quite
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We Do What We Can With What We Have
Today’s letter was not coming. A day such as this, had never happened before. For the last 520 Fridays, every week, without a miss, a
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How To Find Love In Quarantine?
How do we find love while in quarantine? While in isolation. What happens to those who have yet to meet their first or second soulmates.
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The Losing of Oneself.
I think it’s nostalgia. That sweet feeling made out of longing. Remembering the days at the beach, in our youthfulness. Laughter echoing in the sand,
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14 Years Later. What an honor it’s been.
There are so many things to say about what it feels like 14 years after his loss. When it comes to loss of this kind,
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The Family Makers
Lately, it has felt as if we have all died and went to some kind of afterlife, where we are all stuck at home. Alone.
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The Garden
When the world threw weeds at you, You started planting roses. When the people told you it’s all over, You started your garden. You never
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You Are So Here For It
If there is one thing I want you to know during these uncertain times is that no matter what happens, this is your life. I
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Walking Across The Rooftops
I have missed having the freedom to get on a plane to go to the ocean. Hike in my favorite trails in Sedona. Visit my
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The Forest
I was dreaming last night that I was writing to you. I could see the words, the sentences being written. But, I woke up this