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THERE WAS HOPE FOR ME

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Judy

I was the most “stuck” person, and the consummate caregiver. Honestly, I’ve been taking care of people for years and years. I’ve never expressed any of my feelings. I was appropriate, considerate, and I carried the weight of the world on my shoulders. When my parents lived with me, I was running on empty. For years, almost every single day after Jason died, I woke up wishing I never woke up again. Continue reading →

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HOW WE DON’T CARE – PART 1

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Judy

One of my favorite songs is entitled, “How We Don’t Care.” It actually wasn’t written about my high school friend, Elena – but it could have been. It was written a few years later. I was struggling with the same feelings of being hurt with a later “best friend” named Cheryl. Continue reading →

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DIARY OF A SENSITIVE HEART

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Judy

I discovered my love for the guitar and music around the time that I met Elena. She taught me how to harmonize and we spent many hours together creating harmonies for popular songs from that time. We both especially loved the harmonies by Simon and Garfunkel. One day, I decided to write my own song. The name of my first song was entitled, “You’re Not the One.” Continue reading →