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Welcome to Reclaiming Joy, a place where you can find whole-hearted thoughts about life, sprinkled with authenticity, resilience, and a touch of humor. Join me on my healing journey as I navigate the ups and downs of life, sharing stories of triumph, self-discovery, and the pursuit of happiness. Let's reclaim joy together!

Reclaiming Joy

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Elise Wrolstad

Jun 12, 20242 min read

My Grief Blanket

I am mourning the loss of my family, recently returning from my oldest brother's memorial. I feel empty; there were four of us at one...

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Elise Wrolstad

Feb 14, 20242 min read

It's ALL about LOVE

1 Corinthians 13 Verses 4,5,6,7 and 13 Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful: it is not arrogant or rude. Love does...

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Elise Wrolstad

Feb 10, 20241 min read

This Road

How could this road talk of the travels it has seen? Weary souls coming and going with hopes of sustentation. Indigenous families,...

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Elise Wrolstad

Jan 26, 20241 min read

Soar

In heaven, there is a horse of chestnut color, flowing mane, and billowing tail. His wings, made of the finest feathers, stretch against...

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“The most precious light is the one that visits you in your darkest hour.” Mehmet Murat ildan

Elise Wrolstad

Nov 12, 20231 min read

“The most precious light is the one that visits you in your darkest hour.” Mehmet Murat ildan

Blessed be the rabble-rousers, the misfits, for they shall sit at the head of the communal table. Praise be the free spirits, the wild...

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Elise Wrolstad

Mar 30, 20232 min read

My Death Lodge

“It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection." - Voltaire. It was on this date, March...

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Elise Wrolstad

Feb 5, 20231 min read

Do Not Go Gently...

Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light. ~ Dylan Thomas What would you do if you had to wait?...

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Elise Wrolstad

Dec 29, 20222 min read

Time Machine

I’m building a time machine to find you. I want to tell you so many things. Will you recognize me? Remember when you were told, as a...

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Elise Wrolstad

Oct 23, 20222 min read

Truth

This past week I was feeling dissatisfied and disappointed with my work. I began researching other job opportunities available to me. ...

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Elise Wrolstad

Oct 15, 20221 min read

Proclamation

Shame. I feel your prickly touch wrapped around my heart. Your tendrils move within my body like a slow-moving fever. I gasped, longing...

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Elise Wrolstad

Sep 5, 20222 min read

Well, crap...

This pic is me, up close and personal. Last spring, I almost died from septic shock due to a hernia repair surgery gone awry. Or was it I...

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Elise Wrolstad

Mar 29, 20211 min read

The Beauty of Choosing

What path will you take? As you embark on your day, will you decide to take the path leading to toxicity, noisy rhetoric poisoning your...

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"She is clothed with Strength and Dignity and She laughs without fear of the future." Proverbs 31:25

Elise Wrolstad

Mar 28, 20211 min read

"She is clothed with Strength and Dignity and She laughs without fear of the future." Proverbs 31:25

I have heard scars tell a story. Well, have I got one motherfucker of a story to tell you. I am a survivor. I am a healer. I live with...

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Elise Wrolstad

Jan 10, 20212 min read

Hate is Hate

This hit me like a ton of bricks when a friend posted that via Facebook. That statement really got me to thinking about hate and it's...

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