What I'd tell her - by Lisa Olivera - Human Stuff

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Human Stuff is a weekly-ish newsletter. Please feel free to share parts of this letter that connect with you, or send to someone you love. Thank you for reading, sharing, commenting, subscribing, for being here. It means something. A song I’m loving: Headed somewhere, 35mm film I was born on Mother’s Day in 1987, the same day I was left by my first mother. Each year, when May rolls around, the tenderness in my heart seems to widen like a sunrise. I remember what I’ve often pretended I didn’t miss. My eyes keep welling up unexpectedly lately: a beautiful song. awful news. gratitude for a…

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