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Hi, I’m Carie. I write daily posts about navigating these times.

And I teach Introducing Mindfulness. Learn more.

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For all who grieve

I keep this poem in my back pocket. For others, when I don’t know what to say. For myself, to remind me of just how dense grief truly is.

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Promise, kept

Keeping promises to others is easy. Keeping promises you make to yourself — well, I’m learning and growing and doing a much better job of it. But today it made me grumpy. ;)