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The Weekly Post

The Man, the Myth, the Laundry…

November 27, 2025 CJ Bowers

Today I woke up and decided I was going to be an adult...

Tagged adult, adulting, children, dad, funny, hard, help me, humour, laundry, legend, life, life lessons, man, myth, parent1 Comment
Parenting, The Weekly Post

Making Room

September 8, 2025 CJ Bowers

Tiny shoes, worn blankets, quiet goodbyes.

Tagged dad, family, fatherhood, growing, lessons, life, life lessons, love, mom, motherhood, parent, Parenting, sonLeave a comment
Creative Writing, The Weekly Post

Silence Speaks

April 27, 2025 CJ Bowers

The best parts of living happen when we stop talking...

Tagged Creative Writing, grandpa, learn, life lessons, listen, Opinion, silence, talk, talking, thoughts, wisdomLeave a comment
Parenting, The Weekly Post

Learning to Let Go

April 7, 2025 CJ Bowers

Letting go isn’t always about distance; it’s about timing. Knowing when to hold on tight, and when to step back and trust that you are ready to take the next step on your own...

Tagged child, children, growing, learning, life, life lessons, parent, Parenting, sad, son, toddlerLeave a comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

Unpracticed

December 1, 2024 CJ Bowers

You just keep going. You keep painting. Even if it’s a little messy.

Tagged acrylic, art, awkward, canvas, creative, fog, forget, forgotten, learning, life, life lessons, mist, paint, painting, reflection, struggle, trees, try, unpracticedLeave a comment
The Weekly Post

Not Today

August 25, 2024 CJ Bowers

Today, I want to simply be…

Tagged annoyed, be, Creative Writing, enjoy, exhausted, frustrated, help, lazy, learning, leave me alone, life, life lessons, mood, nope, okay, poem, stop, tiredLeave a comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

What We Get

August 18, 2024 CJ Bowers

The words we use have the power to change everything…

Tagged feeling, health, inspiration, inspirational, language, lessons, life, life lessons, positive, reflection, thoughts1 Comment
Parenting, Reflections, The Weekly Post

Going Back

June 23, 2024 CJ Bowers

Today, I find myself really missing the time I spent with my son while on leave. I found myself wishing I could go back...

Tagged baby, back, children, frustrated, going back, hope, learning, life, life lessons, parent, Parenting, regret, time, toddlerLeave a comment
Creative Writing, The Weekly Post

The Breath

August 13, 2023August 13, 2023 CJ Bowers

We were younger once. So full of energy. Our whole lives were still ahead of us. I remember…

Tagged Creative Writing, dog, Fiction, life, life lessons, loss, parent, pet, Pets, storyLeave a comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

Surviving the Storm

July 23, 2023July 23, 2023 CJ Bowers

I have survived every bad day in my life. And so have you.

Tagged affirmations, encouragement, hope, life, life lessons, SurviveLeave a comment

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