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Still A Mother
Motherhood is a beautiful gift. Whether you only held your baby in your womb or you held them in your arms and had to let them go home...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Drowning In Guilt
Have you taken the time to forgive? Forgiveness is an important step in the healing process that is often overlooked. Many of us are...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Jan 27, 20212 min read
All Lives Matter- A Candid Conversation on Grief
1/29/20 Grief is a relentless beast. It stalks the griever and attacks without warning. It doesn't go away because we think positive or...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Jan 16, 20211 min read
New Shoes
The day before Kobe and GiGi died, Vanessa Bryant posted a picture of her new Louboutin shoes. She laughed as her daughter Bianka tried...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Jan 7, 20215 min read
Beauty From Ashes
We marvel at all the beautiful things God has created...the sky, flowers, mountains, oceans. We travel the earth in awe of the beauty it...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Jan 5, 20214 min read
Peace Becomes You
Choose Purpose. Choose Peace. There's a storm going on all around us and we stand in the center of the storm in complete peace. We are at...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Jan 1, 20211 min read
Happy New Moment!
Peace is not something waiting on us in the New Year. Peace resides in each of us now. On my holiday trip I felt so much peace. I asked...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Dec 2, 20203 min read
Share Your Light
Every morning I wake up alone in darkness. Then in the distance I notice a spark. The spark reminds me that I’m not alone. The darkness...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Nov 25, 20205 min read
The Empty Chair: Honoring Grief On The Holidays
Holidays look different on this side of grief. So why do we try to force it to be what it was? It's ok that life is not what we planned...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Nov 24, 20205 min read
Taking Off The Mask: The Guilt of Grief Pt. 2
Hiding hinders healing. I stopped wearing the mask when I reminded myself that I have nothing to prove to human beings and no obligation...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Nov 22, 20204 min read
Taking Off The Mask: The Guilt of Grief Pt.1
We live in a world of make believe. Nothing is as it seems...and no one wants you to see them for real. So, we wear masks. We repeat well...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Nov 13, 20204 min read
Light In The Darkness
No one in this world can escape experiencing pain. Pain is an inevitable part of life. Some people seem to get more than their fair share...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Aug 26, 20204 min read
I Carry You
12/12/19 I carry you in my heart, in my soul, in my being. I expect to see you- to feel you- to hold you...again. Faith is belief in the...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Jul 31, 20203 min read
Waiting To Wake Up
I wake up wondering am I still dreaming? I look around me dazed and confused... Waiting to Wake up. What we know about reality tells me...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Jul 31, 20203 min read
Who Am I...Now?
11/16/19 I stared in the mirror but did not recognize the girl staring back at me. She was not me. Well she was... She used to be... But...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Jul 28, 20203 min read
"Gone Too Soon"
Everyday I hear or read the statement "gone too soon." Sudden and unexpected death opens your eyes to the frailty of life. Healthy and...
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Ruqayya Gibson
May 11, 20204 min read
A Walk In These Shoes
We are still mothers- just walking in heavier shoes. With each step we honor our child, honor their purpose, and honor our journey. I...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Apr 28, 20205 min read
1 Day At A Time
1 day at a time. Easy for you to say when you are greeted by the beauty of the sun each morning. For me, the sun is a seething reminder...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Apr 14, 20206 min read
Climbing Out
I want to offer you my condolences on the loss of your dearly departed. Losing a loved one is hard, especially when its sudden and we...
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Ruqayya Gibson
Apr 10, 20208 min read
Quarantined With Grief
I do not like my new companion. He stalks me daily, but I didn't have a choice in the matter of letting him into my home. I looked up one...
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