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Purple Journal_015

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The page discusses personal health issues and emotional reactions, including a list of injuries and reflections on grief.
Title
Purple Journal_015
Alternative Title
Purple Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2017
Description
The page is from a lined notebook with handwritten text. The left page has three lines of handwritten notes, while the right page is full of handwritten notes. The right page has a decorative border with colorful fabric or ribbon. The handwriting is in black ink, and the page appears to be part of a personal journal or diary.
Identifier
016_061717-122517_purple_journal
Dates Completed
June 17, 2017 - Dec. 25, 2017
Keywords
Purple; Prince; June 7; Blank journal; Barnes and Noble; 2016–2017; Trump election; 29 Pieces; Funding crisis; Board realities; Come to Jesus moment; Remote work; Gut punches; Dana moves; Emotional loss; Political uncertainty; Life necessities; Calling the angels; Unshakeable faith; State of Contentment; Sacred feminine; Tramadol; Pleasing Daddy; Embodying HER; Yayoi Kusama; Frida Kahlo; Missing Barbara Boster; Mantrams for Trump; Anger chart; Charlottesville; Compassionate Path; Critical Path; Chronic hip pain; Angst and joy; Friendship and forgiveness; NYC trip; Times Square BID; Women artists; Left vs. right hand writing; No backyard studio
Transcription
1. Third Nerve Palsy
2. Smashed finger
3. Broken Toe

22. Through all of this -
the gut bunch.
the swearing in of Trump.
the time in hospital in Mexico
the conversations with board, the kids, the staff about the gut punch
the possibility of the dissolving of 29 Pieces
Kelly's 3 health issues
I did not become tearful, I did say "Fuck", and interject "Fuck" into conversations, more in these 5 months then in the previous 65 years.
23. When flame died, I felt some tears, sadness, grief over his passing, but not the sense of unleased grief one step away that might've
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