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Dear Reader,
There's a class for everything these days--braiding your hair, anger management, improving your concentration, dealing with difficult people, how to stay awake in a chemistry class, using persuasion to get what you want, and for $150 I can sign up for Heal Your Life, Achieve Your Dreams. But nobody's offering the class I really need, Crying 101: How to let yourself cry. Because I seem to have lost the art of crying.
It used to be easy to let the tears flow. Tears of joy or sadness, whatever the occasion, I didn't think twice about boo-hooing. It felt like a completely natural thing to do--doesn't everybody cry? I know the facts, crying releases tension and even lowers my blood pressure, 'so go ahead and cry over spilled milk Suzanne,' but I just can't seem to get the waterworks started.
Crying 101, I think it would be a real money-maker. Can't imagine I'm the only person who's experiencing dry eyes. Chopping strong onions, reading sappy Hallmark cards, watching "Steel Magnolias" three times in a row--I'd show up wearing waterproof mascara, in anticipation. Or how about having the students bring in photos of beloved pets that have passed on...oh dear..."where's the tissue"...maybe I don't need that class after all.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
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