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Peruvian lilies in San Juan Capistrano, California (Miranda Hernandez)

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June 1, 2019

I think one of the strangest things I’ve learned about grief is that it’s expressed in the most unusual ways. Beyond the big moments, easily understood, I’m finding it lives in the details.

Ariel view of the Bay of Islands, New Zealand (Miranda Hernandez)

When you’re going through tough times, remember that life is about so much more than feel-good messages you read online

April 29, 2019

One author would have you believe tough times can be simplified into 8 feel-good steps. But when you’re going through tough times, life is about so much more than feel-good messages you read online.

Miranda on the California coast (Synch Media)

21 Jun 2018 – The After

June 21, 2018

After he died, after that scream, I shattered. It wasn’t that time flowed differently. It was a completely different life.

20 Feb 2018 – Flight

February 20, 2018

I found the snow again today. I found flight, and I’m spinning, and it all came back so easily. And I watch as the children go flying down the mountain, and everything feels empty.

8 Feb 2018 – Prickly

February 8, 2018

Sometimes I need comfort, and I lash out instead. I am not your typical victim. I am so very angry.

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