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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
"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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 6 min
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, 2020
- 8 min
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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