The Feral Housewife's Guide to

Living Authentically, Creatively, & Intentionally

Issue #87 || September 26, 2025 || Previous issues​

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Hey Reader,

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Remember that "imaginary" beach trip we took last week where we had to enjoy every bit of the journey?

Well, I lived it.

I also had to take my own advice.

Not stress about the packing, the driving, how SHORT one week at the beach is.

And here I am, soaking up every second of the last day of where I BELONG.

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I'm about to head out from our rental to soak up sand, waves, and sun.

In the meantime, I will share a poem I wrote.

I was sitting on the deck facing the ocean thinking about why I love the beach so much. And what the beach represents to me.

Hope you enjoy the poem.

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The Lost Secret

Everything about this place

Echoes, undeniably,

The thought, the one wish

Of mankind.

The secret is woven everywhere

Hidden in plain sight

If only one sees

With the longing of the soul.

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Here, of all places,

I cannot stop the soul

From longing for it.

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I shut my eyes tight

But the crashing, bubbling waves

Roar it over and over again.

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I can pretend I don't hear

But the eyes, not forcibly,

But of their own accord (and with pleasure)

Search for it

Where the sky and ocean graze

With every shade of blue,

With every sunrise and sunset,

I cannot help but comprehend it.

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I turn away to walk

Which direction?

Does it matter?

I defy it anyway.

I walk north but the destination I seek

Is never closer.

How many lifetimes would I need

To reach its origin or its end?

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I dig my toes deep in sand

Its texture rich, rough.

It holds secrets too.

It mocks, "Do you dare to count me?"

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“I belong here,” the soul whispers

Then shouts, then cries,

Then resigns.

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I return every year,

In the hopes that soon

I will not be at odds

That I too, one day,

Will have a secret of my own.

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With Love, Creativity, & Intention,

Anna

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I'm a recovering perfectionist and sassy housewife, helping overwhelmed women create a rich and fulfilling inner life by ditching guilt, perfectionism, and the “do it all” myth through therapeutic writing and creative self-expression. ​ I'm here to inspire you to intentionally grow in all areas of life, especially emotionally, because what you think and how you feel influences everything. ​ If you're enjoying this newsletter, please forward it to a friend or send this subscribe link: The Feral Housewife's Guide to Living Authentically, Creatively & Intentionally​ ​ Write. Feel. Heal. ​ Anna Celotto Writer & Inner Life Coach