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On names and identity: a birthday tribute
A short reflection on turning 44
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Jeannie Ewing
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Luminescence: the light without heat in everyday life
Vignettes from ordinary moments of human goodness
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Jeannie Ewing
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"Your dream may look different than you expected."
Substack writer Beth L. Gainer shares her fertility and motherhood journey
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Beth L. Gainer
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Sometimes you can't move on.
But you can move forward, through, or out.
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Jeannie Ewing
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December 2024

Courageous living begins with introspection
How an illustrated story pointed the way toward my personal integrity
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Jeannie Ewing
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There is no timeline for mourning
Time doesn't heal all wounds.
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"All change involves loss, and all losses must be mourned."
As life evolves, so do our emotions and experiences.
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The antidote to loneliness is solitude.
Solitude is a gift we give ourselves, and it's necessary for growth.
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Jeannie Ewing
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November 2024

Self-blame is self-rejection.
Don't deny your inherent worth.
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Jeannie Ewing
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Quote roundup #10: On returning to depth of thought and emotion
To go deep, we must remove ourselves from the distractions surrounding us.
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Ekphrastic #3: You are parts of a whole
Every human life consists of multiple layers.
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Jeannie Ewing
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Wait longer than you would
A meditation on a poem by David Whyte
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