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Thank you for this, these words are very beautiful. I found the older I get the harder it becomes to bear the weight of the devastation that is going on in the world, something that comes with feeling grief so heavily. All I can do is keep taking action. Lots of love 🩵

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Absolutely, I feel the same, especially after becoming a mother. But I also feel more inspired and in love with life to keep protecting it and recreating it with all i got. Sending so much love, thanks for reading <3

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Happy Birthday, Vanja. Thank you for these words that are a balm for the soul at the end of a very heavy day of the weight of Motherhood. I resonate deeply with each sentence. My family is in the war zone in Ukraine-Donbas. Gaza and Lebanon in my heart and prayers.

May Love prevail above, under and through all.

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Thank you so much, Kat. Your words mean a lot to me, especially during such challenging times. I’m holding your family in my thoughts and hoping for their safety.

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Happy Birthday! What a beautiful and deeply full of love way to celebrate as this, embracing life with all the fearfull memories, and also abundance of love that it can present us. I am glad to exist in the same time as you, and your magic art and writing. Much love from Brazil!

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Thank you so much for these beautiful words Mariana, I appreciate you! <3

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Life goes by so fast, in August I turned 40 and I saw myself enjoying the sunset and the sea with my children and my husband, but instead I was diagnosed with cancer. It has been very sad to go through all this and I would like to turn back time. My children are 8 and 4, I want to live through all their stages and become a grandmother someday. I only ask infinite God to give me the opportunity. I love living. Now I think one day at a time, thanking the opportunity to be alive every day sharing with those I love. Please do not stop checking your breasts. I always did them. Mammograms accompanied by ultrasound are necessary before 40, especially if you have a family history. Love Alhe

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Alhe, my heart goes out to you. I can only imagine the weight of what you're facing. Thank you for sharing your story and reminding us of the importance of health. I'm sending you all my love and strength as you navigate this journey, and I truly hope you have the chance to experience all the joys of being a grandmother one day.

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Fear comes and invades in any circumstance but we must not let it pass, let us continue being happy. 🌷

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Happy merry, dear Vanja! 💛

These words hit deep -- my mother and her family, too, lived through war at the hands of colonialism and racism, and it't still a topic shrouded in silence. Yours are beautiful words to hold on to.

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Oh Cat, you truly understand the weight of this feeling. Thank you for the heartfelt wishes. All we can do is hold our stories with reverence and breathe new life into them together. Sending big love to you and your family. xo

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Beautiful writing. Thank you. Celebrate your gift and skill. Happiest of Birthdays!

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Thank you so much! <3

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Happy birthday Vanja ! I am so glad to stand beside you in this journey of naming our individual and collective shadows and hold them tenderly within the our loving presence. 💜

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Thank you so much Swarnali! 💜 I’m grateful to share this journey with you too, holding space for our shadows with so much presence. All our shadows need some deep, deep love.

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