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Those days when you just don’t know how you feel. When your thoughts are left and right. Those days where you don’t feel sad but you are also not singing along when you hear your favorite song. Those days where you wake up in good spirit and full of energy ...
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I’m starring at the header of my story; 'Day 16 after the earthquake. Technically speaking this is not entirely correct. The big earthquake that we felt 2 days ago is been classified by BMKG as a new activity, separated from the M.70 earthquake on the 5th of August. According to ...
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No update yesterday. No energy, no words, nothing to tell. I always loved writing but haven’t been telling stories for a long time. I guess I was too caught up in paradise life. The day after the earthquake I was drawn to my notebook. It was the perfect way to ...
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I wake up most days feeling confused and lost. Every morning it takes me a few seconds to realize that it wasn’t all a bad dream and that we really got hit by a massive earthquake. On some days I want to scream to the Universe: “I showed you I ...
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If I would ask you: “what does the word ‘home’ mean?” what would you answer? Is it the place where you have your house? Or is it the place where you grew your roots? I’m lucky enough that I can call more than one place in this crazy beautiful word, ...
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After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning and company doesn’t always mean security. And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t promises. And you begin to accept your defeats ...
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I wake up and look next to me: my Sunshine is still sleeping. I swear I couldn’t love him more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow. I've never shouted from the rooftops that my boyfriend comes from Germany. In the end, it sounds far ...
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I’m sitting at the beach, open my phone and scroll through my messages. It feels like someone covers me with a blanket of love. As sand slips through cracks and openings to fill those spaces, leaving room for movement, shifting and change, this is how your love fills the gaps ...
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The weird thing about devastating loss is that life actually goes on. When you’re faced with a traumatic experience and you have no clue how you will life through it, somehow the world keeps turning and the clock keeps ticking. The sun is still rising every morning and the stars ...
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I write my daily updates in the early mornings and post them during the day whenever we had a good internet connection. Today is day 6 after the earthquake. I can’t believe it’s almost 1 week ago. My whole body is in pain and I feel extremely tired Breaking down ...
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