Author: Carolyn Nones Vazquez
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Beyond The Noise
Life today is filled with digital distractions and conflicting agendas. While the internet keeps us informed, it requires us to be highly intentional about where we direct our attention. Being informed does not mean being consumed. Getting caught up in negative news cycles only pulls us away from our personal purpose. True well-being comes from…
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Call Yourself Home
Human behavior is a mirror of internal reality, not a definition of your worth. While many people offer kindness, others navigate their own emotional discomfort by projecting malice, creating drama, and attempting to harm the spirits of those around them. The true challenge of life is learning to separate your identity from their projection. Tonight,…
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911
Another call. I am upstairs cleaning, trying to declutter. We are ready for the next stage of our lives. After many years of work, we long for simplicity. I hear my husband speaking on the phone. I know that tone of voice. It says, I’m here for you. The tone is serious, the tone is…
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Walking between worlds.
People will say it was the Creator’s plan. But it wasn’t the Creator’s plan—it was man’s plan. The Creator valued you and never saw you as less. You were viewed as an object—picked up, removed, and placed elsewhere. The children must be saved. We know better. To grow surrounded by love, yet carrying a quiet…
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Community
Community is everything. It is a meaningful, vital space where we stay together to share support and nurture one another. We talk a lot about creating inclusive spaces, but if you do not grow up around diversity, you might not realize that diversity inherently means difference. Too many people mistake their preference for “sameness” as standard…
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Mismatched Dishes
I’m unpacking dishes we had in storage, and none of them seem to match. Some are white, some are glass, some have floral patterns, and others are just random pieces collected over the years. I remember buying complete sets at one time, but somehow they never stayed complete. A plate chipped. A bowl broke. A…
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Journeys – Part 3
There was a knock on the kitchen window, and I looked up to see Colin standing there. He motioned for me to come outside. I opened the door and smiled. “Colin, come on in. Do you want some coffee?” “Well, actually, I do,” he said, “but I can’t figure out how to use the new…
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Erasure
Erasure is about healing and reclaiming self-worth. It emphasizes that although people may leave, reject, or misunderstand us, our value is not determined by others choices or opinions. Through self-awareness, mindfulness, and spiritual growth, we stop tying happiness to external situations and learn to show up for ourselves with compassion, strength, and acceptance.
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Sid
In caring for a rescued dog, a woman finds structure, peace, and a deeper understanding of connection.
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Journey’s Part II
It was a sunny day and I was happily shifting through color swatches and fabric samples. The rooms in the house were dark, unusually so. The walls were painted in dark paint, casting a quiet, uneasy weight over the rooms. The first thing I needed to do was bring light in. A friend had given…
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