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    I Don’t Live There Anymore

    by Kristen Noel Nov 13, 2019 3 minutes
    I Don’t Live There Anymore, by Kristen Noel. Photograph of vintage chair, table and phone by Inside Weather
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    A recent dream reminds me of the journey, the whole journey; where I once was, where I am today (and where I don’t want to go again)

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    While away on a recent sand-in-my-toes reprieve to Miami — I awoke from a dream that not only startled me, I actually remembered it quite vividly. Without recounting the entire storyline, I want to share the core message. In the dream I found myself walking through corridors of to be a hospital. As I hurriedly walked down the hallway searching for something / someone, I peered into open door after open door, yet all the beds were empty.

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