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Resuming My Journey Within
“Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” -Natalie Goldberg...
ckraley
Feb 6, 20235 min read
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My Truth Part 2: Waking Up into the Nightmare
“I can’t go on, I’ll go on.” ― Samuel Beckett, The Unnamable A Demerol drip saved my sanity, or rather, an intravenous patient-controlled...
ckraley
Aug 13, 202120 min read
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My Truth Part 1: Shattered Dreams
There is hell, but it is not what you think…It is the experience of the worst possible outcome of your choices, decisions, and creations....
ckraley
Nov 28, 202015 min read
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Prologue to My Past
Many people have some sort of pain or trauma in their past. Many are still carrying parts of that with them even years after the...
ckraley
Oct 15, 20209 min read
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The Weight of it All
A child’s first birthday is a joyous event, and my daughter Elizabeth’s first birthday was no different. She had made her grand entrance...
ckraley
Jul 24, 202015 min read
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Start Giving Yourself More Credit.
I have found that a consistent morning routine is one of the most beneficial things that I can do for my mental health. Waking up 2 hours...
ckraley
May 3, 20203 min read
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My Adversarial Relationship with Vulnerability
Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com I have been truly overwhelmed with all of the feedback from my first post. The encouragement and...
ckraley
Apr 22, 202011 min read
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What Pictures Don’t Show
Pictures can be very compelling evidence of physical transformation. Who hasn’t bought a fitness related product because of the...
ckraley
Apr 15, 20205 min read
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