MONIROSE SOUL

MONIROSE SOUL

For the woman over 60 who keeps muting herself

but still secretly wants more

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Monica Hebert
Aug 31, 2025
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The Painting, the Leaves, and the Dream You Forgot You Had

I was painting a bouquet of hydrangeas yesterday.
Soft blues. Lavender shadows. That kind of whispery beauty that almost disappears into the background.
And right in the middle of all that softness—
I painted some leaves that were too loud. Too green. Too… wrong.

And I stared at them and thought:
Tha…

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