Grieving
I woke up in tears, breathless, with my stomach feeling hollow and hurting from being tense with the shaking spasms of a broken son...
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murphree8
- Sep 9
- 8 min
Letters To My Mother: Letter Twenty-One
Dear Mom, “This is going to hurt,” you told me in our last conversation. You were preparing me for what was to come. It does! Oh mom, it...
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murphree8
- Jul 28
- 4 min
Letters To My Mother: Letter Six
Dear Mom, I recently stood in front of a crowd, with you next to my side, and proclaimed that when you told me about your diagnosis a...
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murphree8
- May 26
- 8 min
For My Fellow Travelers And Those That Care For Them
A Letter To Connect Us To The Realities Of Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Trauma, And Suicide. Dear Fellow Traveler, Let’s start with, you...
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murphree8
- May 20
- 7 min
You Are Your Greatest Teacher
I am close to being in this world for fifty-three years, which causes one to reflect. I ask questions like, what is my purpose for being...
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murphree8
- Mar 23
- 10 min
When You Leave Survival Mode
We all know what survival mode is. It’s where we are doing everything we can to keep our head above water and not suffocate on the stress...
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murphree8
- Feb 23
- 6 min
Numbness
A couple of weeks ago I found myself waking up to a numbness that I have had before. It is where depression has visited me during my...
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murphree8
- Jan 21
- 12 min
On Life
On Being a Son: There is no guide when we are born that tells us what our duties are as children. I am not not sure if we even think...
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murphree8
- Jan 1
- 5 min
Acceptance: A Few Thoughts Heading Into 2023
I was sitting on a downed tree in the middle of the woods recently, thinking about where I have been and where I am possibly going. More...
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murphree8
- Dec 31, 2022
- 5 min
Kind Words
Let’s see if I can do it. Can I write something positive about him, the man that took so much and gave so little? I sit at the keyboard...
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murphree8
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
A Conversation
“Devote the rest of your life to making progress.” -Epictetus We often step into the unknown, slithering like a snake trying to conceal...
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murphree8
- Dec 10, 2022
- 5 min
A Man’s Resolve
The past several months, perhaps fifteen, “Oh my '', he thinks as he shakes his head and fingers awake before he begins typing, and...
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murphree8
- Dec 3, 2022
- 4 min
Lessons: Obstacles
He raises his hand and says, “I hate it that life has to be so hard.” I look around the classroom and see heads nodding in agreement. He...
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