inner knowing
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The first thing she noticed was that animals stopped being afraid of her. It happened gradually. A blackbird remained on the cemetery wall when she passed beneath it. A fox stood at the edge of the woods one morning and watched her without running. Even the old neighborhood cat, a scarred thing that trusted nobody…
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Let’s be honest. It is not easy being whole on your own. People romanticize independence like it’s some shiny badge you wear on your chest. They don’t talk about the quiet weight of it. They don’t talk about what it feels like to crave depth in a room that prefers the lights off. You walk…