Category: Going Mental
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Relaxing in Rome
Last weekend, we had a little getaway to Rome, which is actually only about 1.5 hours away from where we are living now in Italy. It was M’s first visit to the capital city, so we did the touristy bit of doing a Big Bus Tour to see the main sights. With C19 limiting visits…
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Emotional Expressions
I cry at standing ovations, flash mobs, and moments of frustration that stem from a boiling of feelings buried within like an erupting volcano. I rarely cry otherwise. In my youth, I cried a lot and I only cried when alone. Crying was not necessarily about being a sign of weakness to me, but rather…
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Happiness in June
Happiness today is a sense of accomplishmentreflecting on how the last year has went,but also taking a breakto see what will awakefor more successin feeling more, not less. Happiness today is setting aside time for meand letting the mind and body just befocused on with a massagewithout a worry or concern about my visage. Happiness…
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Looking for the Silence in the Noise
Well, we are in Italy 🇮🇹 again. I am not yet ready to update on the settling process; it will be coming soon as there has been some progress, but the art of learning to be patient continues to be the school of life. Either way, I will soon be graduating 👩🎓 or dropping out…
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Love is not war
Summer heat and being on guard for the potential blood-sucking fire starters on my skin keeps me from my usual blissful eight hours of subconscious escape these days. In the early morning hours when my mind is not quite exhausted, yet not fully present, I find my thoughts drift in and out of relived conversations.…
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Thoughts from Montmartre
There’s a vibe that wafts of creativity and reverberates an awakening deep within the soul. The inner creative envies the artistic skill of those who can draw the lines that reflect the curves and personality of an individual. Yet, at the same time one is inspired to weave together words and phrases that can similarly…
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Europe Phase II Part 2 update
Well, it’s been a hot minute since I last updated on our status between France and Italy. My last post on this left us with an upcoming trip to Paris to sort out what we thought was going to be an easy and straightforward application for a Type D (multiple entry) visa. So, here’s an…
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Lavender Season in Provence
One of the images that I have always had of the Provence area has been of lavender. Somehow, though, I had completely forgotten about the season and so when my social media started showing pics from others of their forays into the fields to get that quintessential shot, I determined we needed to make a…
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The things we don’t talk about…
One of the things that always made me look forward to aging is that I would be able to openly talk about a number of topics that most consider to be off-limits or somewhat taboo. For me, I always saw the benefit of being “old” as no longer needing to care so much about what…
