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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 – 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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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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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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