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how women die
I know how women die. I wish I did not, but I do.
Ilan Cooley
Oct 13, 20203 min read
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the good
In her final days she called her friends and family to gather. She asked us to gather and we did.
Ilan Cooley
Sep 28, 20203 min read
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our words matter
I believe everyone, and I mean everyone, should have the same rights, freedoms, and protections.
Ilan Cooley
Sep 8, 20204 min read
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the happiness project
I set out to make myself happier. It took time and effort to tunnel my way out of sadness, but I did it.
Ilan Cooley
Aug 24, 20204 min read
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the mirror
It is not tragic that someone can’t hug you back together.
Ilan Cooley
Aug 10, 20203 min read
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untethered
A short time ago the string snapped and everything changed.
Ilan Cooley
Jul 27, 20204 min read
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a fish on the moon
I recently had a lot of things change. It was so abrupt and relentless it pulled me off my axis. I drifted so far that I landed on the moon.
Ilan Cooley
Jul 13, 20204 min read
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the cannonball
Most things are a matter of perspective and if you want to change your perspective you often need to change your vantage point.
Ilan Cooley
Jun 29, 20204 min read
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the healing garden
Some people plant a new garden and watch it grow, and other people pave over the past like it is a parking lot.
Ilan Cooley
Jun 22, 20204 min read
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wings
The strength you show is not in flight,
It is in the gesture of choosing to put your flock of tiny birds under them instead.
Ilan Cooley
Jun 21, 20201 min read
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black lives matter. period.
If you cannot put someone else’s needs ahead of your own, you have some work to do.
Ilan Cooley
Jun 15, 20204 min read
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one track pony
I don’t think it is wise to be a one-track pony. Eventually there may be a dead end, or a fork in the road. Then what?
Ilan Cooley
Jun 8, 20204 min read
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from selfies to selfless
The true influencers of now are the people who worked hard to keep us fed, informed and safe.
Ilan Cooley
May 25, 20203 min read
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excess vs. abundance
Once we truly know, love and trust ourselves we will have so much more to give and share.
Ilan Cooley
May 19, 20203 min read
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bug in a jar
I feel like a bug in a jar. Some bratty kid came along and put me in a jar. I am a bug in a jar. Sometimes the kid shakes the jar…
Ilan Cooley
May 8, 20204 min read
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yes, but at least
I accepted permission to be sad, so I could finally start to shed it, layer by layer, like pulling the individual strands from...
Ilan Cooley
May 3, 20204 min read
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rubber band ball
Her time was nearing. She was frail,but delighted in seeing us, always greeting us by name. She gave us great gifts...
Ilan Cooley
Apr 9, 20205 min read
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pioneer spirit and the finish line
There is no right or wrong way to get where you are going. Life is an individual trip and an experiment at best, with some ...
Ilan Cooley
Apr 8, 20203 min read
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thank you for being a friend
I have people in my life today that have known me more than 40 years. I was fortunate to reconnect recently with one of my friends from
Ilan Cooley
Apr 7, 20204 min read
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making adjustments
I don’t think everything we do for ourselves has to be about growth and personal development. Sometimes it is necessary
Ilan Cooley
Apr 5, 20203 min read
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