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Connection Over Perfection
Healing isn’t always dramatic. Sometimes it’s posting the reel anyway — no makeup, messy hair, uneven eyebrows, and all.
Amara Shores
4 days ago1 min read


Visible Anyway
Pressed send with a racing heart. Vulnerable. Scary. Liberating. Visible anyway. 🤍
Amara Shores
May 72 min read


Reclaiming Joy After Fear
I breathed through fear and stepped back into life. Today, I didn’t just survive—I lived, laughed, and felt safe again.
Amara Shores
May 32 min read


JOY
Growth doesn’t have to feel heavy to be real. I’m choosing joy—and it’s changing everything.
Amara Shores
May 12 min read


After the Exit
Not everything ends with closure. Sometimes it ends with space—and in that space, I found something I hadn’t felt in a long time: freedom.
Amara Shores
Apr 211 min read


When an Ending Doesn’t Feel Gentle
No goodbye, just grief… and still, life wrapped me in unexpected love.
Amara Shores
Apr 182 min read


Untitled
A door closed today. It hurt. But even in the cracks, something in me is still reaching for the light. 🌸
Amara Shores
Apr 162 min read


Showing Up in the Quiet
Showing up in the quiet isn’t easy… but not everything meaningful is loud. Some things grow where no one is watching.
Amara Shores
Apr 71 min read


Sitting in the Middle of Uncertainty
In a season of uncertainty, I’m learning to quiet the spiral, ground myself, and trust that not having answers is okay.
Amara Shores
Mar 261 min read


A Conversation with a Nine-Year-Old
One small voice asked a big question about residential schools.
Maybe healing begins like this—one honest conversation at a time.
Amara Shores
Mar 221 min read


Let Them
The truth is already written in how we live our lives. The rest is not ours to control. Sometimes the answer is simple: Let them.
Amara Shores
Mar 142 min read


The Little Girl in the Files
The day I read the ministry files, something shifted. I finally saw the little girl in those pages—and felt fierce protectiveness.
Amara Shores
Mar 122 min read


Untitled
I went out for coffee and found something deeper—presence, connection, and a reminder that the most meaningful moments can’t be planned.
Amara Shores
Mar 92 min read


The Dreams I Whispered at Rock Bottom
The pain didn’t start with me. The healing did. From dirt, something new can grow.
Amara Shores
Mar 12 min read


Where Love and Fire Meet
A reflection on growth in real time — where love and fire meet, and we practice not abandoning ourselves.
Amara Shores
Feb 191 min read
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