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When a solution at one time becomes an impediment due to relying on it for too long. "It’s one thing to adjust with the thought of, “just for a few days or so,” until you realize that you have to keep pivoting to fit into the crux of your own life and your environment." (Walking Everywhere - Inching Closer by Sharon Cleveland).
https://medium.com/@GuidedByThePen2/walking-everywhere-b19e3cdbd670
This story focuses on the disconnection between the immigrant and the family they left behind. "As far as the “family” you left behind goes, time and distance can erode so much of the connection that being around them makes you uncomfortable. There’s now a barrier; and honestly the physical barrier you crossed to get back to them is easier to overcome than the emotional and psychological divide that is between you." (The Other Side Of Immigration by Sharon Cleveland).
https://guidedbythepen2.com/?p=165
Sometimes the only way to escape is in your mind. “The mind is a terrible thing to waste” you’ve heard them say so you use yours to escape from the tight squeeze of your life. Gosh it’s so beautiful here, here where life is good and everything works in my favor." (The Droop Of Poverty - It’s In The Eyes, You Know? by Sharon Cleveland).
https://medium.com/@GuidedByThePen2/the-droop-of-poverty-ebf07f091f95
What happens when your body smells like the sewer and the doctor's don't believe you? “What brings you here today?” “Wait what…can’t you smell it?! That’s what brings me here today!” you think. You explain, with shame and humility, that you smell like shit and think you have some awful disease" (What Would You Do If You Had TMAU - A Medical Mystery And It’s Psychological Effect by Sharon Cleveland)
https://medium.com/@GuidedByThePen2/what-would-you-do-if-you-had-tmau-5a54bd685bbc