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Inheritance

Issue #36

Sep 7, 2023
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Hike to Survival Beach in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. August 2023.

Your house will burn down

if you leave an appliance plugged in

when you’re not using it

Your house will burn down if you run

the washer

the dryer

or the dishwasher

when you’re not home

Nothing is free

everyone

is trying to take

something from you

Here

a slow thyroid

and sensitive gums

A few things

I’ve inherited

from my parents

Something that made me laugh or cry this week.

This interview made me laugh and cry.

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Carolyn Hartzell
Sep 7Liked by Shannon Colón

I inherited a slow thyroid also!

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Sandra Yvonne
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Sep 9Liked by Shannon Colón

New SMET makes my heart happy.<3

Digging the black and white, the beach, and inheritance theme.

And wowwwwwww JANE. This woman was dropping bars in that video. What an absolutely delightful human being.

Some of my favorite bits:

“I didn’t know my trauma paralyzed my desires.”

“Wherever you go you take yourself.”

"The biggest gift you can give yourself is to honor that you don’t fit in.”

“Own your frailty. You have to own your vulnerability. You have to own what you missed out and give it to yourself.”

“Don’t sit on anything, you’ll get an ulcer.”

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