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jennifer searls's avatar

Aimee, you've done a wonderful job weaving pieces together here - even an alligator named Sam!! Thank you for telling true stories.

(and sharing from your sketchbook - I always love to peek into your sketchbook!!)

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Aimee Guest's avatar

Thanks for the support along the way. At this point, you've been here for a lot of these stories! (well, not the alligator).

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Beth Jones's avatar

Aimee … you never cease to amaze me with your beautiful heart and your incredible gift with words. I love you so much!!

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Aimee Guest's avatar

I love you too friend and I know you've walked a similar road (paddled a similar river?) with feeling stuck in the small life of chronic pain.

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Annelise Roberts's avatar

I can relate to so much of this. I also deal with chronic pain and while it is much quieter these days I recognize that tension of not knowing whether you’ll make it through something but also wanting to show up for the people you love. You were brave!

I’m amazed by how much healing there can be and how complex the interplay of brain and body is. Pain is such a mysterious thing.

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Aimee Guest's avatar

"Pain is such a mysterious thing." Yes, it is! If I could count the amount of times I've said something similar. I've also found that there is a great connection between brain and body. I'm glad yours is quieter these days.

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Shannon's avatar

What an exceptional piece! I loved the way you wove the whole story together and I’m aching to get on the lake with you! I think spiritual direction a decade ago began to move the walls of my faith outward and that process continues today. That shift has helped me become more of who I’m made to be.

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Aimee Guest's avatar

Thanks, friend. Yes to the lake! I love this example that you shared from your life. And that phrase "become more of who I'm made to be", that's the phrase I've leaned into for a few decades now.

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Linda Hanstra's avatar

Being on the water has such a powerful effect, doesn’t it? Thanks for sharing. And my husband and I just bought kayaks too...for our 35th anniversary!

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Aimee Guest's avatar

Thanks for reading, Linda. I love that you also got kayaks. We’ve already taken them out several times in the last week. The big moment this week was when I took them out with my daughter and successfully loaded and secured them back on top of my car.

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