Tag: Journal
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I’d do it all over again
I had to cut you off. I was told, “it feels like I used you,” during one of the most vulnerable times in my life. It cut me to my core. But I am the one who opened myself up to someone during that vulnerable time. I will take responsibility for that. I have to…
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Joy
The ecstatic high and bliss that comes with the hope of getting into a show after an audition is one of the most joyous feelings.
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From Rachael to Rae
When I was 12 years old my family moved from Salem to Tualatin, Oregon. I was scared, going from elementary school to middle school with no friends, but I saw an opportunity to reinvent myself. So I changed my name from Rachael to Rae. At the beginning of every class on the first day of…
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A Small Kindness
Somewhere along the way, someone showed you a small kindness. They didn’t know it, but they helped you pass an unsurmountable obstacle. Their kindness changed you and made you a different, better human being. Do they wake up in the morning, get their coffee, and realize they’ve made the world a better place?
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A Shifted Perception
I’ve had this image in my mind as a metaphor for life for a couple of decades now, and it recently shifted. As human beings we all hang off the side of this cliff we call life. As we climb the cliff, we sometimes stop in caves to rest. Sometimes we stay in the caves…
A Science-Fantasy Novel 