Tag: life
group name: trialsoflife
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November 20, 2007 01:19 PM EST --
It was two years ago today,
that I came to Gather to play,
in that time I've taken some stands,
made, lost, had ruined..., some plans.
But all in all, with a couple . . . more
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October 20, 2007 01:09 AM EDT --
My favorite uncle used to call me
the Big Swede, as he wasted away
from Gehrig's Disease, for thirty years .
These days dour, or maybe
melancholy would be more like . . . more
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May 07, 2007 11:35 AM EDT --
Three years ago, if you had asked me what my plans were, I would have said, "Get a teaching job somewhere, maybe move to the city (chicago) and maybe have a boyfriend...." I never imagined being . . . more
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March 28, 2007 11:26 PM EDT --
It was 1983, and I was living over a Polish restaurant.
Eschewing my usual run of crazies in relationships I had decided that for a time I'd be alone.
Until she appeared.. she'd been a coworkers . . . more
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September 25, 2007 09:41 AM EDT --
After his grandmother’s death, life with Gerald’s father got even worse. He seemed to have violent mood swings and would often lash out at Gerald and his younger siblings, and especially his . . . more
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October 13, 2007 07:17 AM EDT --
Who Am I...
I am a child who was battered
I am a kid with learning disorders
I am an adolescent who lost his best friend to suicide
I am a young man who loved deeply and lost
I am a seminarian who . . . more
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October 21, 2007 08:07 AM EDT --
If you had to answer this question what would you say?
Happiness is_ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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March 27, 2007 11:53 AM EDT --
In my search for a partner here since I moved to Panama City who could find me worthy of her time I have made many forays into the dating scene.
One of these was to investigate the local Jimmy . . . more
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June 10, 2008 10:21 PM EDT --
Luis leaves the house around 5:30 on Tuesdays to go to school and I get a ride home from work around 6:30. My co-worker pulls into my apartment complex (sometimes the gate is closed and she leaves . . . more
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September 21, 2007 08:52 PM EDT --
I was barely twenty years old in the summer of 1969, and questioning what direction my life should take. My motorcycle leaned against the curb on Beekman Avenue in Sleepy Hollow NY, when a . . . more
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February 04, 2008 05:51 PM EST --
Dear Abby,
Today I was shocked to see that my Sister In Law is now hawking gifts my recently deceased mother gave to her on E-Bay. I've been angry before, but this just takes the cake and the plate . . . more
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September 16, 2007 09:56 PM EDT --
*whimper*
I'm someone who often forgets that I have a mild case of lactose intolerance. It's simple, I just avoid eating foods with dairy in them too often. Ice cream? Rarity . . . more
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April 26, 2007 11:13 AM EDT --
there was a time
that i shined like the brightest star
and i thought that when the flame went out
i'd go with it
now the flame is gone
and i'm still here
and the world moves on
it doesn't stay . . . more
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April 29, 2007 04:49 PM EDT --
Deepening respect,
grows to
enlightenment
of my life.
I see
the truth,
as it stands
before me...
real
and unaware
of my
admiration.
My breath
quickens-
my pulse, skips
as I walk . . . more
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November 18, 2007 10:04 PM EST --
Just the other day I was sitting in my doctors examining room staring into the full length mirror on the wall, when I took note of my face. I examined the scar which ran across the bridge of . . . more
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September 19, 2007 04:51 PM EDT --
Well, I said I'd update you all on my endeavor to become a Fire Fighter for the fine city of Fairmont.
Well, two weeks ago I took my written test. It was half math and half reading comprehension. . . . more
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November 14, 2007 12:34 PM EST --
Saying goodbye to anger.
Make no mistake...
the things I have said happened, did happen.
The help/caring/love offered, promised,
then reneged on, no return,
in fact with MORE usage... . . . more
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May 01, 2007 02:39 PM EDT --
So, many of you know what I have been facing these past few months.... I had a thyroid cancer recurrence, and now I have to go through another surgery, then after that...have radioactive iodine and many . . . more
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April 21, 2008 06:58 AM EDT --
Our Love ...
Our Love is a red red rose
A hope held tight within it's folds
A winding river throughout our souls
A tide pounding upon the shore
An anchor on the . . . more
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April 27, 2007 08:41 AM EDT --
Today, I feel that my entire life is borrowed - from what or whom, I don't know. It's not the right color (sort of tan and gray) and it doesn't fit - tight in some places, baggy in others. . . . more
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