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Claire Adderholt's avatar

thank you for sharing @Tristan!! I’m grateful!

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Abby Wilhelm's avatar

“You are less empty than you imagine.”

Truth. And so hard to see.

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Claire Adderholt's avatar

There's always more grace to find, both inside and out. Thank you for reading love <3

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Julia Putzke's avatar

“Was it ever truly necessary,

the specificity of your being?” I have felt this recently even though things are better than they’ve been. Thank you for putting words to it. 💛

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Claire Adderholt's avatar

absolutely! ❤️ and I'm SO sorry that you've been going through that. I know exaclty how it feels and you're a warrior every time you push through and keep on moving ❤️❤️

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Julia Putzke's avatar

Thank you, Claire. 💛 and for the reminder to keep pushing through it. I’m excited to keep looking reading your poems/art.

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Gala's avatar

this is just stunning. 'Just a tablespoon of hope like syrup on a pancake' -what amazing imagery here.

it's funny because I'm also writing a poem about joy and I thought joy is like toasted croissants with scramble eggs. we really were thinking similarly 🌸 I can't wait to see what you post next!

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Sierra Westerholm's avatar

Beautiful... you nailed it.

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Ben Ames-McCrimmon's avatar

This is deeply moving. Thank you so much for your honesty in this one. 🙂

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Mindi W's avatar

"You who dreamed of being a person once." This is precisely what being severely depressed feels like. Nailed it. It should be on tshirts and greeting cards. Your steady and subtle transitions following are quite beautiful word portraits. Part of me wanted to slow you down and stretch out the transitions and ask you to add more words, not because the poem needed it, but only because I wanted them to wash over my soul. Word greed.

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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

Thank you for the vulnerability, dear Claire. I’m glad light has touched our minds many a time. 🌟

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Claire Adderholt's avatar

same. Grateful for the Holy Spirit, and grace <3. And I'm so so grateful for your constant support! <3

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Rob Riley's avatar

cut out sugar, or at least cut down on it

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