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Transformed
Sometimes my times in darkness shape me just as much as my times in the light. Depression is like a deep sleepwalk, a fog cutting me off from seeing the world like I once used to. I can’t touch or … Continue reading
Posted in Overcoming Obstacles, Personal Growth
Tagged depression, fairy tale, Persephone, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White
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Magic Mirrors
Remember in Beauty and the Beast when the heroine sees her father is ill and rushes to his side? She sees it in a magic mirror. The same mirror draws her back to the Beast in his castle. In fairy … Continue reading
Light, Dark, & Innocence
I grew up on fairy tales. Consequently, I’m a dreamer and an optimist. I’ve always been more outrageously shocked by scandal or crude humor than most of my friends. To this day, people will say things that upset me just … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Inspiration
Tagged dark, fairy tale, George MacDonald, innocence, light, wonder
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