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Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Redefining what it means to be strong mentally and physically in the face of loss

  A few weeks ago, I was very pleased to find a book had magically downloaded on my Kindle.  I forgot I’d preordered it months ago after reading Cheryl Strayed’s essay, “The Love of My Life.”  After her mother died … Continue reading

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Looking at the essay, “The Love of My Life” by Cheryl Strayed

Bravely confronting the ways we choose to grieve

“The first time I cheated on my husband, my mother had been dead for exactly one week.”  With this powerful statement, Cheryl Strayed begins her personal story of love, life, and death that could very well alter the way we … Continue reading

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