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Category: Peripatetics

Twenty ways to say, “I love you” to someone who is depressed

Posted on October 13, 2018July 15, 2019 by Jessica Kantrowitz

If you haven’t experienced depression yourself, it can be difficult to understand what your loved one is going through. Your… Read more Twenty ways to say, “I love you” to someone who is depressed

We need less sticks, or, the one with the chalk is in charge

Posted on February 24, 2018January 25, 2020 by Jessica Kantrowitz

Last week was February vacation for Boston public schools, so I had the six year old in addition to her… Read more We need less sticks, or, the one with the chalk is in charge

Swimming

Posted on February 11, 2018February 12, 2020 by Jessica Kantrowitz

My black one-piece is a little tight, but it’s reliable, holding my body firmly but gently in an almost therapeutic… Read more Swimming

Prayers for lost things

Posted on March 15, 2017June 27, 2020 by Jessica Kantrowitz

I rescued two lost things last week. One was my responsibility, and one was not. One I’d lost myself (though… Read more Prayers for lost things

Florida, A True Story

Posted on December 22, 2014July 14, 2021 by Jessica Kantrowitz

On Friday night, after a long week of nannying and hanging out at the Momastery Facebook page, I went to… Read more Florida, A True Story

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"...a ghazal, is always supposed to include some reference to the poet’s name or their pen name..."
I wrote you a poem.
Due to overwhelming demand* I have added a new t-shirt design to my shop for spring. You can also get a mug or a die-cut sticker! Be like the sunflower, and lift your face to the warmth of the sun.
I can’t know what you’re going through, the pain you’re feeling, the loneliness, or the despair. I don’t write these words as a platitude, as false hope, or to minimize your experience. I write them because these are the words I most needed to hear in my own deepest despair: You are not alone, and this will not last forever.
What doesn’t kill you
I wrote this the spring of 2021, after the world’s first full winter of Covid, of social distancing without outdoor options, of days together without seeing anyone for some, and days together without a moment alone for others. We are still recovering, still trying to adjust to this new normal. Still tentatively seeing if it’s okay to relax our cramped muscles a bit, just a bit, in the generous evening light.

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