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Nature, Growth, Ruts & Love

Discovering MY IDENTITY BY HEALING trauma, LEARNING SELF-COMPASSION WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF ADVENTURE

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  • Quitting the Bottle

    I quit drinking in 2021. I will have a drink here and there, but I used to be a binge drinker. I grew up with alcohol being the only coping skill taught. I took my first drink much later than most, already in college. I was turned off to alcohol since I had been raised

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  • Happiness

    Peace is priceless. Happiness is overrated. Control is internal. Chaos is addicting. Connection is delicate. Adventure is memorable. Growth is hindsight. Love is compassion. Loyalty is fleeting. Future is blind. Forgiveness is daily. Energy is vital. Peace is priceless.

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  • Like the First Time

    Machining, milling, measuring, making with a team, working together. It is interesting trying to dissociate while doing such hands-on work, or slightly avoiding doing hands-on work for fear of messing up. Always in my head, that old boss and parents, where I could never do anything right, left out and the scapegoat. Today I felt

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Self-care & Boundaries

The freedom I found when I discovered that no one could make me do anything I did not want to. The self-worth of that is amazing. If I take care of me, I can take care of so much more.

Make new adventures

Camping, hiking, exercise, family, travel and other adventures await for me once I put my values first.