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Joy Juice: Drips & Sips

Cissy White — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:00:58 +0000

I suck at joy. It’s that simple. It’s a practice I’ve not practiced that much. I’m not good at it, and it’s not comfortable. I don’t prioritize it or even always get what people mean when they talk about joy. It’s how I used to feel about self-care, to be honest. Kind of clueless and […]

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He Met Me Warm

Cissy White — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 23:49:04 +0000

I forgot you were my best friend. I forgot I could say, “I’m tired, stressed and overwhelmed.” On the walk to your door I was building up a wall, resentments, expectations, my own fabricated failings I was defending myself against before an attack was even launched. My chest was tight, constricted and I could barely […]

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The Bread Maker

Cissy White — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:44:17 +0000

Learning Love Later in Life 1. The bread was home made and constant. For months, he brought me loaves to take or tear open. After our first kiss he bought me a bread maker. “But you already have one,” my friend Heidi said, “Him.” She knew I was afraid I lacked the right ingredients or time […]

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I Resolve to Remember: Part 1

Cissy White — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 14:20:37 +0000

The New Year is coming and I have no grand resolutions. Until I’m actually doing the things that I know bring me health, joy and rest, I’m not adding another thing to my list. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. The new year, new month, new week and new day are only invitations to remember what I already know […]

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How We Deal WHEN Shit Gets Real

Cissy White — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:12:45 +0000

“Should I yell at her when she poops in the house?” I asked the twenty-something with word trainer in white block print on the back of his brown T-shirt. “You want her to give you a signal, right?” I do. “You want to learn to read the signal she gives you, o.k.?” Of course. “You […]

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