January 2014
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Parents are unloving.
When I have been contemplating and writing about everyday heroes, it came to me the twist between domestic violence campaign and how we view incest. In the first we are raising awareness campaigns and urging them to leave the abusers.… Continue reading
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What most stand up for.
I have been asked to write a guest post of Response Ability…The RESPONSE ABILITY® Project empowers people to intervene in problem situations and be an Every|Day Hero. And I have sent in three drafts so far. The tough part… Continue reading
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When unaware…
Here is another section that I found interesting….from "Thou Shalt Not Be Aware" by Alice Miller. "In "The Aetiology of Hysteria" Freud is struggling with this resistance on the part of the public. He knows that he has hit upon… Continue reading
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The Baseline for how we live.
In Alice Miller's book, "Thou Shalt Not Be Aware" she writes about groups and our need to belong. "How can it be explained psychologically that the same person who exhibits so much acumen and critical judgment concerning his enemies at… Continue reading
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Art Distraction!
With a square border, I decided to play with squares in the middle, but it seems they became undone, like the boxes and frames of the beliefs we can get lost in…or learn to dance with! I loved this border… Continue reading
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I had denied Me.
In a comment on the Extoots blog post about Labels and the ensuing discussion about being judged by them, a comment struck me. "If it isn't being said, then it doesn't exist." This technique is literally the blueprint of denial;… Continue reading
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Discarding the lives of children
The only way abuse wins, is if we accept the disgrace. The stigma of being sexually abused comes from the way others look at you….and can only be overcome when you look at yourself differently. Changing their minds will not… Continue reading
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You are not Innocent.
I sat with the word disgrace yesterday…and wondered if I had that definition correct in my mind…since stigma is a mark of disgrace. What was this disgrace I brought to the family? I needed to know how I had marked… Continue reading
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Walk of Grace.
I am not sure it matters, what level of mental illness we have, how devasting it is or how life encompassing or whether we can function in the 'normal' world or not…the bottom line is we are invisible to most.… Continue reading
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Possible for All!
My Lady and I had a wonderful day yesterday…beginning with exchanging some of my quilts at Copper Country Mental Health. Yes, my quilts are still there…My Story Line and others, that are just for fun! Each time I enter Copper… Continue reading
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