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Just Keep Breathing – Second Edition Released

  On December 30, 2010, just before the birth of the New Year, I joined a club.  It is exclusive and mysterious.  Few participate.  When your name is called to step forward, the light disappears from the room.  Everything falls … Continue reading

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Just Keep Breathing

Just Keep Breathing, by Oregon Author Jana Brock, was written to raise awareness and share vital information about the effects of losing someone very close. Many books on this subject are not written to reach the reader on an emotional … Continue reading

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Just Keep Breathing ~ Jana Brock

Just Keep Breathing, by Oregon Author Jana Brock, was written to raise awareness and share vital information about the effects of losing someone very close. Many books on this subject are not written to reach the reader on an emotional … Continue reading

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Just Keep Breathing – The End

I feel like dancing! Singing! And maybe even throwing a party in my own honor. You know, one of those on-the-spot…let’s-get-everyone-together-and-celebrate kind of parties. Why? ***** BECAUSE I FINISHED WRITING MY BOOK ***** Forty-One highly-focused, grueling hours were spent butt-in-chair … Continue reading

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Help The Grieving

Greetings, Friends ~ This week has been painful – a harsh reminder that in one moment of time, everything can change. A few days ago, someone very close passed away. Julie was a young woman – too young. Her passing … Continue reading

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Just Keep Breathing – Excerpt From My Book

Greetings, Friends ~ This excerpt has not yet been formally edited. I took it from a chapter that focuses on how to better understand some of the complexities of a loss due to suicide. The more we know. Be Well, … Continue reading

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Just Keep Breathing – Excerpt From My Book

Greetings, Friends ~ Though the whirlwind of my career and commitments seems consuming lately, I am still writing. It is hard work finalizing a book, especially given the topic. I am doing it anyway. The most difficult writing is behind … Continue reading

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Just Keep Breathing – Excerpt From My Book

Greetings, Readers ~ I am fervently working to finish my book, Just Keep Breathing. Here is an excerpt. It is not yet formally edited. Be well, Jana ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Copyright 2013, Jana Brock. All rights reserved. Unauthorized … Continue reading

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Life’s Defeat

Greetings, Readers ~ Thumbing through my handwritten journal, I found this short poem. Like much of my writing, it was probably scribed sometime after midnight when I should be sleeping. Those nights are plenty. It is raw writing, as is … Continue reading

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