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Live Your Life On Purpose

Odessa Denby
Odessa Denby

May 5, 2020

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Giving Myself Permission to be Happy

Or, how I’m learning the importance of finding joy in the small things

I never let my husband buy me flowers. They’ll just wither and die, so what’s the point? I told him that potted plants were, of course, acceptable and when we were dating he bought me a few baby succulents.

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Odessa Denby

Odessa Denby

Professional writer and editor, former expat. Conscientious lifestyle and relationships, mental health, and the arts. Instagram: des_the_crafty_fox

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