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Dear Paper Girlfriend, It was the day of my dad’s memorial.  I was on my way to pick up my daughter at the train station in downtown San Diego.  I knew where the train station was located, but set up my phone ahead of time so that I could click on the navigation if I had any problems.  Part way through my drive, I decided to use the navigation. Downtown San Diego has many one way streets.  Also at this time, there was quite a bit  of construction near the train station.  Alth

Dear Paper Girlfriend, About a year ago, I experienced a bout of depression.  I was going through a rash of difficult situations- a death, a divorce, and an estrangement.  I am not prone to depression, but am grateful for the experience so I can relate to people who deal with chronic depression.  I never would have understood the paralyzing nature of depression otherwise.  I wanted to spend the day sitting on the floor, looking out the sliding glass window and thinking.  I co

Chloe Mae Dear Paper Girlfriend, I have worn a variety of fashions throughout my life.  From the purple two piece bathing suit with netting that I loved as a seven year old, to bell bottoms that got stuck in the gear sprocket of my bike as a teen, to shoulder pads in the 80’s, and so on.  I have similarly gone through various genres with my horses such as trail riding, gathering cattle at round ups, Ranch Horse Versatility Shows, and the sport of cutting.  After all these yea

If you have ever been to any type of meditation, breath work, yoga class etc, at some point there is a grounding exercise.  It may begin...

Dear Paper Girlfriend, What seemed like a heart-thumping situation, and yes, my heart was thumping, turned out for the best and also taught me the positive impact of talking to my animals. The situation:  I was moving all 6 horses, Bosco the sheep, Callie-dog, Callie-cat, and Sabrina cat, to a new home 2 hours away.  I had it all figured out, I thought.  Three horses in my trailer, small animals in my truck with me,  and three horses and sheep in the trailer of a friend of a

Dear Paper Girlfriend, There was a woman who worked in a facility where primates were taught to communicate using an interface like a...

Dear Paper Girlfriend, My mom passed at the end of July.  She was 97 and lived independently, ordering her groceries on Insta Cart after...

Dear Paper Girlfriend, Am I too weird?  Should I try to be more social?  Every day of the week I am by myself, except for Wednesday.  On...

Dear Paper Girlfriend, Recently, during an “atmospheric river” or “pineapple express” storm, I flew back to Monterey from visiting my...

Dear Paper Girlfriend, I recently noticed a pattern in my dreams.  At the end of December I had a dream of being empowered.  However,...

"Pony Uber" Dear Paper Girlfriend, Over the last year, or more, I have delved into improving my feelings of anxiety when going to my...

Dear Paper Girlfriend, I suppose if I slowed down my thoughts, I would see a cohesive thread of connection to events in my life. It is...

Dear Paper Girlfriend, My childhood best friend and neighbor, Mary, died in a car crash when we were 22. At the time she was living with another good friend, Stacey, and attending Humboldt State University. Years, decades later, Stacey arranged for a group of high school friends, who all knew Mary, to get together. We met several times over the past 10 years. Of course, Mary came up in our conversations. We always swapped stories and memories about her. What I found int

Dear Paper Girlfriend, I kept hearing in my head, on repeat, the following two sayings: “Two sides of the same coin.” and “Same, same,...

Dear Paper Girlfriend, The following is food for thought. Just my current opinion. You probably think I am going to reference vaccines...

Dear Paper Girlfriend, Shortly before my father passed, my mom, an avid reader, read a review of a book called “Soul of a Spirit...