<![CDATA[Stories by Michele Cambardella on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@michelecambardella?source=rss-3340ac59289d------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*Tb8W2YRyD_AwXKqe0-R9gg@2x.jpeg Stories by Michele Cambardella on Medium https://medium.com/@michelecambardella?source=rss-3340ac59289d------2 Medium Sat, 16 May 2026 17:21:27 GMT <![CDATA[This Mother’s Day: Creating Space for Complicated Emotions]]>

My first year balancing deep loss, gratitude, and joy

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What I have been able to do is shift my paradigm

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Sometimes, a piece of writing is most valuable when it is not shared

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Cunning, baffling, powerful, and brutal

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Changing the dance for generations to come

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Trash or treasure?

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What’s love got to do with it?

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Perfection in each bite

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These days, I flip that order

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Knowing the breeze will change helps me

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