Grief
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Jimmy Carter and me
Back in 1980, I was a freshmen in college. I was a Political Science Major and I was elected as the President of the Young Democrats Club at the University of Akron. I got a political internship on Jimmy Carter’s campaign in Ohio. Hearing the news of Jimmy Carter’s passing…
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20 years of missing my Daddy
Dear Daddy, As Father’s Day approaches, it dawned on me that you died in 2004, so it’s been 20 Father’s Days since I got to celebrate you. It’s hard to wrap my head around that number. I could never imagine living on this earth without you, and now it’s been…
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Reclaim Your Joy
There is no therapist on earth that can fix me the way 1000 miles on an open highway can fix me. Nothing can bring me back to myself more than a highway leading to an unknown destination. I have been depressed, probably like the rest of the world, since 2020…
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The Keeper of History
This is a post for those who grieve and those whose hearts have known the depths of loss. Christmas is my favorite time of year. Christmas is hard for me. Both of those things are true in equal measure. I countdown the days until it arrives, and on a day…
Forest Gumping my way through life 