Tamara Willems
November 13, 2024
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#beingkindness, #inthiswritersgarden, #loss, #moon, #noticelife, #toyouthisday, #wheretogofromhere, #writelife
Last night, I looked up from the kitchen sinkas the beautiful bright mooncame in to view,still a few more nights before it appears fullthis lovely egg-shaped bloba three-quarter, I supposeendears itselftome I think to myself,(though most probably say out loudalso,…
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Tamara Willems
September 29, 2024
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#comfortzones, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #loss, #lovelosslife, #mapletree, #noticelife, #toloseatree, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Today,we have been held by our beloved housefor 29 yearsand I offer up much gratitudein knowing this this week,a big, beautiful maple treein the back garden, wastaken downresiding actually in the neighbour’s yardI had no say in its demise my…
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Tamara Willems
November 22, 2023
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#beingkindness, #beingpeace, #celebrationoflife, #embracinglife, #faith, #family, #livingmygratitude, #loss, #toyouthisday, #writelife
For the last several days I’ve been thinking aboutmy husband’s Aunt Tinaand the feeling one often has ofthe wishfor more time Aunt Tina was the dearest lady, andmost gladly took me in her loving embracemuch before my husband and I…
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Tamara Willems
March 10, 2023
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#booklove, #dogs, #kindnesscounts, #listening, #loss, #love, #mustlovedogs, #noticelife, #olddogs, #snowfall
I wonder, you knowhow often it isyouwill check in with love today thinking aboutmy Uncle Johnwho has been gone a whole yearyet how much I always feel the presence of both heand my Aunt Patstillin guidance and incaring today, celebrating…
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Tamara Willems
March 4, 2023
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#addiction, #loss, #lossofafriend, #loveandloss, #memories, #substanceabuse, #toyouthisday
A winter storm that strangely comeswith thunder and frequentwild flashes of lightning under the great weightof heavy wet snowa large branch falls from a treein the gardenand crashes to the ground… the loss of someonewho has been fighting their own…
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Tamara Willems
October 8, 2022
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#comfortinloss, #grief, #howitfeels, #howlovesavesus, #loss, #lossofapet, #love, #lovetofindyou, #toyouthisday, #whenwefeel, #writinglife
I have tried real hard, not to tell you againabout the sadness I feel for the pupthat we lost but so many times a day, the tears willcatch in my throat, even whenI try hard not to give in, let…
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