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Patty Barrett's avatar

[x] Cried in public while listening to Adele's Make You Feel My Love

[x] Fell asleep on yoga mat because *gestures widely*

[x] Disappointed when freshly manicured nails didn't fix my life

All VERY IMPORTANT parts of the "cool but unwell girl" journey <3

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Caroline Cala Donofrio's avatar

And for extra credit… all three at once! 😬 Always grateful to know (and hear!) that you are on this journey with me.

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Helen Bennett's avatar

You’ve been in my thoughts this week and when I hadn’t “heard” from you yet this Sunday evening I was hoping all was well. Sending you love and holding space in my heart for you. Hope this week treats you gently. 💕

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Caroline Cala Donofrio's avatar

Thank you, Helen. I think of you often! Sending love your way. Hope you have a good week.

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Natane's avatar

Thank you so much for this. It's been a grief-heavy week over here and I appreciate you articulating what I needed to hear (read).

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Caroline Cala Donofrio's avatar

Thank you for the kind words, Natane. Sending love your way.

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Victoria Malone's avatar

Thank you for inspiring. Until i get gills, your words will continue to be breaths of air in the waves🌊 love to you in your grief

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Jenovia 🕸️'s avatar

Sending you a squeeze through the ether in grief solidarity 🫂❤️‍🔥So proud of you and how you’re navigating these choppy waters. 🥹

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Victoria's avatar

So eloquently written, as always. Thank you for this...a reminder that, no matter how much time has passed...as we live life between losses...it's OK to still grieve. We never "get over it". We just learn to live WITH it.

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Ramya Vivekanandan's avatar

Belatedly coming to this, Caroline. Beautiful as always, particularly as I am also in a season of grief. Thank you for sharing!

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Sarah Ellen's avatar

Thank you for this post and the comfort it brought -- both arrived with perfect timing. I re-read the post a few minutes ago. Still perfect timing. Sending comfort back to you. I hope it helps.

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Caroline Cala Donofrio's avatar

❤️

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Sharon's avatar

Sending you love Caroline. Thank you for being such an incredible teacher even amidst your own struggles.

Love the High Priestess card description. As a Cap rising w/ Saturn in the 10th, I'm very good at doing the work to fix the problem. However, I'm in a season of waiting, and its been a new sort of struggle. Reminding myself that not making a decision - IS a decision. To trusting the ebb and flow of life and letting it unfold in its time. And to slow down enough to listen to the signals and intuition in the quiet in between.

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Caroline Cala Donofrio's avatar

Thank you so much, Sharon. That is very deeply felt and appreciated.

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J.T. Murphy's avatar

Mama passed away a year ago this month. Like it or not, I am skidding toward the anniversary of the moment she left. It has been a season of reflection, sobs, connection with others who loved her, and writing. Thank you for sharing your experiences with the grief tango. When we don’t know the steps, we can still feel exhilarated by the music.

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Caroline Cala Donofrio's avatar

I’m sorry for your loss. I am right there with you. Even when the steps are unclear, or feel awkward or unfamiliar, it is a comfort to know we are not dancing alone.

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Julie G.'s avatar

Simply beautiful and soothing 🌊

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Caroline Cala Donofrio's avatar

Thank you, Julie 💛

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Sandra Ann Miller's avatar

Will you please do me a favor, Caroline, and put "The High Priestess calls bullshit on that." on a t-shirt? Like, right now! Thank you.

Also, I'm sorry for your grief, and I hope you are proud of how you are embracing it and enduring it, and letting it be what it will be as it evolves. xo

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Isabel Cowles Murphy's avatar

I’ve felt grief intensely this summer…so weird to have this glorious, unfurling season feel quite heavy. It happens every year, and yet it surprises me. All the shades of being human; my blips never what I expect them to be. I always feel so seen and received here, even though you’re the one writing :)

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Maddie Burton's avatar

This week's letter felt like a warm hug (even as some passages sent shivers down my spine). Learning how the words arrived to you made it even *more* beautiful.

I hope this next week feels a bit less heavy and a bit more like your own warm hug: from the universe, from your support network, from the rest of us walking similar paths. ❤️

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Yvonne's avatar

Sending so much love your way. I am very familiar with losses and grief. Some days I'm somewhat fine and other days I struggle. Life is made of beautiful moments and some very difficult moments. You're in my heart and I wish you a peaceful week.❤

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Lauren's avatar

I always appreciate your perspective and wisdom. What a good reminder that even flowers don’t bloom all the time. Sending hugs your way ❤️

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Caroline Cala Donofrio's avatar

Thank you, Lauren. ❤️

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