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I love what you wrote. I feel consoled. Thank you.

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I appreciate that so often you comment with encouragement when I feel I've gone too far. I am grateful. It's a kind of permission.

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Sep 17, 2023·edited Sep 17, 2023Liked by Ren Powell

Yes! I have now completed chemo, surgery, radiation. Brain fog and fatigue still pull me down. I write, but don’t do anything with it and to write doesn’t feel like enough.

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I am so glad you're moving on to recovery now! I hope you figure out what you want to do with your work. ❤️

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Ren, you genuinely know how to tell it like it is. You may have lost some abilities, but your writing ability remains excellent.

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Thank you! That means a lot.

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Sep 17, 2023Liked by Ren Powell

Your writing is getting even better.

You mentioned your memory is shot.

Well, something soulful is spiking.

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Thank you for saying this!

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I loved this post for its raw eloquence. I felt as if I were inside your mind. I'm hooked!

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“I tell others what I wanted to hear someone say to me. Permission.” Wow, so beautiful. Thank you.

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It took me years to recognize that I was doing that. Teaching is such a learning process, right?

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And wild that I always give others more grace than I think to give myself

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Oh, isn't that true! Maybe this can be a reminder to each other to be kinder to ourselves?

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