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Aging
What are some other superpowers of old age? What are you capable of now that you weren’t in your youth?
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Tagged aging, character, courage, crone, disconnect, emotions, friendships, Future, grown woman, happiness, health, reflection of self, strength, super power, younger self, youth
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Jingling Us Out of Trouble
My sister, mother and I were driving with “Gam,” our surrogate grandmother, when our 1990 Accord conked out at an intersection in Santa Ana. Seven years old, I sat crying in the back seat, thinking, “We’re going to die right … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, Annika Olson, badass, character, Childhood memories, courage, crone, emotional development, grandchildren, grown woman, guardian, happiness, health, inner child, love, old lady, protector, reflection of self, strength, tenderness, traffic jam
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Badass old lady
Many years ago when I was going through a dark season of depression and self-loathing, I taped a sweet photograph of myself at the tender age of 2 on my bathroom mirror. Looking at that photo every day reminded me … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, character, courage, crone, depression, disconnect, Elizabeth Gilbret, emotions, fear, friendships, Future, grown woman, guardian, happiness, health, inner child, old lady, reflection of self, strength, tenderness, younger self
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Real Life of an MSW 