“It’s Just Joe Being Joe”: The Quiet Damage of Excusing Bad Behavior

  https://youtu.be/CPyo_wSqjrU?si=IeJse2gTh_JV4vER   I’m not sure if this is a reflection, a curiosity, or just a brain dump in motion—but the past few days I’ve been revisiting some of the sporadic blog entries I posted after I stopped writing regularly. One in particular stood out. It was a short piece from shortly after the fertilizer …

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“The Road Back: Regret, Recovery, and Redefining the Circle”

            Okay, back to a little bit of personal growth and the things that have happened since this blog was a regular thing back in 2020.   I’ve spoken before about the loss of my husband. There are times I discount the relationship we had—not because it didn’t matter, but …

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When the Experts Stop Being the Experts

The last entry talked about the aftermath—how the music never swells, and hugs don't always come. There's no curtain call when the truth comes out. Just more fallout.     I want to take a moment to circle back to why this blog started in the first place. Originally, this space was meant to be …

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Back to the Future… Sort Of

          No, this isn’t as good as the movie — but it’s just as odd. Like I warned you, I jump around. Yesterday, I mentioned that I was the “good kid,” and in a lot of ways, that just made me more naive. Why? Because my view of the world was …

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