Being Alone and Self-Awareness
“I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken…” -Bob Dylan It is important to find time with yourself, or maybe I...
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murphree8
Oct 73 min read
In Those Early Years
In those early years, I remember the excitement of dreaming of what was to come and what I would become. It was the dream of occupation,...
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murphree8
Oct 12 min read
Carrying Water
We got back from Norway and plunged back into our lives of work, technology, and navigating human relationships. It’s strange coming back...
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murphree8
Sep 1718 min read
Stress
Before Reading, please be mindful that I share this because I want to help people, and I have found that telling stories connects others....
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murphree8
Sep 93 min read
A Country Ride and Last Words
“My country ride was good for me. To see the brightness of the colors. To listen to you and Carl talk. It is sad that you have to be told...
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murphree8
Sep 86 min read
National Suicide Prevention Month: Silence is suicide’s weapon
Let’s face it, nobody wants to actually talk about suicide. In fact, they are even afraid to say the word. We love to use the word...
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murphree8
Aug 317 min read
Dear Mom, August 31, 2024
“We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world--the company of those who have known suffering.” ― Helen...
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murphree8
Aug 246 min read
Vacation: A Perspective
We returned from Norway recently. A trip I shared in photos and reels on social media, showing the beauty of the place. In June, we went...
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murphree8
Aug 108 min read
Don't Let The Hard Days Win!
It has been twenty-years since I lost my friend, David, to suicide. Over the years, I have written about this experience, trying to...
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murphree8
Jul 283 min read
This Time Last Year
Anniversary dates. When you are grieving for someone you miss beyond comprehension, they hit you hard, especially that first year....
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murphree8
Jul 216 min read
Charlotte Murphree, July 21, 2010
Anniversary dates either bring tears, laughter, or both. At times, they can bring that person’s death to the surface and stack them on...
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murphree8
Jul 1015 min read
Physical Pain With Loss and Grief
I now think back to the past three years and see that some of the things that took place happened for a reason. What is the saying,...
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murphree8
Jul 64 min read
Two Months
One year ago my brother and I sat with my mom at her last appointment with her oncologist. We were told she had about two months to live....
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murphree8
Jul 63 min read
An Early Morning Lesson: “I think he stole from your playbook.”
I had a former student reach out to me this morning. It is not unusual for me to get messages from young people I once taught, but this...
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murphree8
Jul 17 min read
We Are All Actors
I have thought about death often, for the past twenty-nine years, since I was twenty-five. 1995 was the year my father, my nemesis for...
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murphree8
Jun 276 min read
1988
There is something that happens when you reach your forties, fifties, and sixties. You start to either see your parents' age, and the...
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murphree8
Jun 2017 min read
Things I Miss About My Mother
I miss her southern accent. The phone calls would come every other day, sometimes a voicemail, but when I could pick up I would say, “Hey...
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murphree8
Jun 96 min read
A Graduation Message To My Students
My students were graduating on June 4th and I wanted to leave them with a few words. I’ll be the first to admit, a few words can be...
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murphree8
May 266 min read
What I Hope Heaven Is Like
There will come a time when I will say goodbye to this world that I now occupy space in. I do hope I get to drain as many years as I can...
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murphree8
May 268 min read
Maddie: A Plott Hound's Story
I saw her dark eyes through the gate of the Humane Society Kennel. She looked up at me silent, almost patient, observing me as I observed...
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