christopher hitchens died a couple days ago, and it gave me a minute to reflect on the most pressing memory i have about him. ( Read more )
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Dec
18
hitchens
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Dec
14
“skipping the gym? take this!”
or at least that’s what my mind said this morning. ( Read more )
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Dec
03
the joy of grateful lists
the joys are endless. seriously.
i’ve created grateful lists on and off and of course when i start again, i think, wow, i forgot how great this is. ( Read more )
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Nov
23
“thank you, sausi”
whew! i seem to have an ebb and flow with posts. apparently, i’ve hit a post explosion right now.
here’s my latest piece: thank you, sausi. it’s in recognition of my best friend from jh/hs and all of the support she gave me before, during, and after my eating disorder treatment. ( Read more )
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Nov
21
what a day! (pt. 2)
and i do mean that in a good sense.
last time i wrote a piece like this, it was a cloudy day. today has been wonderful! ( Read more )
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Nov
13
recalling the whole picture
an interesting thing happened recently. i ran into a guy who i had a crush on in high school. surprisingly, and somewhat dismayingly, that crush quickly came back.
while talking to a recovery friend the next day, i realized that the guy i’d ran into was ( Read more )
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May
30
no, it’s not sad!
there have been a few times where friends have read my pieces and they’ve said, “adia, this is so sad.” it’s always surprised me because i don’t see these things as sad. ( Read more )
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May
29
release secrets, release shame
i’ve been thinking a lot about writing, openness, and other things regarding that. with each piece i write, i try to dig, come from my heart. that said, sometimes i hold back because i’m hesitant with full disclosure. it’s not that i keep secrets from everyone – i open up to someone – different ones – about everything. but putting it out in public is a little different. ( Read more )
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