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dearabi
- Mar 19, 2013
- 3 min
Trust Your Struggle.
For those of you who don’t know, I used to have an advice column on here aptly titled “Dear Abi”. Until I realized that I was a complete mess (still am), and had no right to be talking. But for those of you going through “it” that are still in need of something – ANYTHING, below are give things I’ve done in the past as well as something new I’ve recently adopted to help me get through dark times. Bikram. In the winter of 2009, I was not myself. I experienced panic attacks so
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dearabi
- Feb 1, 2013
- 2 min
Dear Diary – Cold World Edition.
::From as far back as I can remember, I lived to write. On September 18, 2012 I moved from San Francisco to New York in hopes that I could write to LIVE. Please join me in my mis/adventures as I digest life in the Big Apple:: Written 01.25.13 I knew I had officially transitioned into living in New York the day it was 32°, and I was ecstatic that I didn’t have to wear a jacket to grab my morning coffee. Now, it’s 16° and while I know it’s colder elsewhere and shouldn’t complai
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dearabi
- Sep 27, 2012
- 2 min
Mediocrity Killed the Cat – Throwback Thursday Post 01.19.2011
I’m not scared of heights, I want to go skydiving in September. I’m not scared of dogs, I used to kiss my(ex’s) pitbull on the forehead. I’m not scared of thunderstorms either, I love dancing in the rain. And although I’m still absolutely terrified of relationships, like Josephine Hart said, “Damaged people are dangerous, they know they can survive”.
In fact, my biggest fear by far is simply living a mediocre life. I believe that every single person on Earth has a special t
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