The Battle of Chronic Illness
Lindsay Lee Lindsay Lee

The Battle of Chronic Illness

I want to make the most of each day, because I've learned that life truly is a gift. I fight like mad, not because I'm angry, but because my passion cannot be contained.

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To Those who Have Lost Their Voice
Lindsay Lee Lindsay Lee

To Those who Have Lost Their Voice

Eventually, I quit speaking, because I internalized that my voice didn’t carry the sustenance of my friends or peers. My voice was less important, less truthful, and less deserving of being heard, much less believed.

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Songbird in the Dead of Night
Lindsay Lee Lindsay Lee

Songbird in the Dead of Night

She {the songbird} wasn’t threatened by the night. Her hope isn’t in sunshine because she carries the sunshine within her.

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Morning Dawns
Lindsay Lee Lindsay Lee

Morning Dawns

I was so sick of living in hospitals and being held captive to pain and illness that I didn’t care if I lived or died the next day in that operating room. I thought those around me would likely be better off it something did happen because I needed near constant care. I watched it drain them. None of us asked for me to be sick, but I felt it unfair to subject them to my reality.

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You are the Magic
Lindsay Lee Lindsay Lee

You are the Magic

His voice rang out across the streets reassuring the people filling those very streets that THEY were the true magic. Their presence brought joy to this world. Not just inside the gates of the Disney fairytale, but in streets all across the world.

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Beauty and the Beholder
Lindsay Lee Lindsay Lee

Beauty and the Beholder

Her little twenty-three-month-old mind isn't tainted by the North American definition of beauty that fades with a washcloth. She isn't yet stained by a culture that values attraction over attributes.

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Renovation of Heart and Home
Mental Heath, parenting Lindsay Lee Mental Heath, parenting Lindsay Lee

Renovation of Heart and Home

Maybe my shortcomings are exactly what needs to be seen, heard, and dealt with right out in the open. Maybe instead of trying to encourage perfect behavior, I should instead be offering an authenticity that says, "I just made a mistake, and I'm sorry. Allow me a chance to fix it." 

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Singularity isn’t a Disease
Lindsay Lee Lindsay Lee

Singularity isn’t a Disease

Romance yourself. No, seriously. As you practice loving others well, do the same for the person in the mirror. Failing to do so makes you vulnerable to the first charming guy or gal that looks in your general direction

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