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Grief is Borne when Loss is Born

As you know, I rarely re-blog, but this picture is so powerful and lovely, I had to share it.

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Photo taken by contributor MB, a 52-year-old writer and photographer living in recovery from depression in southwest London.

About this photo: “I took this in September in a cemetery near where I live.  I think it’s rather unusual in that it depicts loss and grief, but also beauty and love.  I had to time the shoot rather precisely because I wanted the sun to be setting just above one of the angel’s shoulders, but I also needed to be out of the cemetery before it closed.  I feel that photography has given me a new lease of life, with fewer feelings of helplessness and hopelessness – in fact this photo won an award in a borough-wide photography competition with the theme of conflict and remembrance.”

Find more from MB at her blog.

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Etsomnia™ Volume XVIII: Happy Holidays?

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If this doesn’t put you in the holiday spirit, you are clearly dead inside. Or have better taste.

et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.

Happy Friday! Etsomnia may be a day late, but I think it was worth the wait.

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Thank You!

3826978809_0fc6c9b06dHappy Thanksgiving! (And to those outside the U.S., Happy Thursday!) I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you. It’s been a crazy 8 months since I started blogging.

In the last 281 days, I’ve found my voice, I’ve lowered my stress level, I’ve found many, many things to get excited about, and I’ve discovered all of you lovely people. I honestly can’t imagine my life without you anymore, and I’d like to thank you for everything you do for me, for your support,  your input, your kindness, your comments, your likes, your astute observations, and your valid arguments.  You make me feel heard, and this Thanksgiving, you make me feel great gratitude for you all.

Cheers, lovelies!

Hugs,

Donna

P.S. Don’t worry. A very special holiday episode of Etsomnia will be posted tomorrow!


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Etsomnia™ Volume XVII: Art Show

"Hippy Mixed Media Collage Art"

“Hippy Mixed Media Collage Art”

et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.

“If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.” -Honore de Balzac

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