April 2016
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A Simple Life
"Acceptance has everything to do with simplicity, with sitting in the ordinary place, with bearing witness to the plain facts of our lives, with not just starting at the essentials, but ending up there. Acceptance speaks in the gentlest voice.… Continue reading
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Speak Out Loud
Our local chapter of NAMI wanted me to post on my Blog about the upcoming event (May 4th at 7pm) at the Portage Library to help bring awareness to Mental Health. I will be doing a talk on Art… Continue reading
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Badassery is a lifestyle!
"Loyalty isn't a virtue, neither is patience" is what a wise friend wrote to me. At the same time, I was told of a woman leaving her abusive husband. I then wondered, what would a great care package consist of,… Continue reading
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Be Free
What I have noticed about me, is that when a good-bye happens, I no longer fight or want the other person to stay or change to suit my needs. My mind is at peace with the separation. In the past,… Continue reading
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Followed my soul.
I finished reading "The Fifth Sister: From Victim to Victor – Overcoming Abuse" by Laura Landgraf. The complexity of incest and its longevity is astounding. To say nothing about the repulsive displays of humanity towards their own, and the powerlessness… Continue reading
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Require Denial
I was wondering if boundaries are what create estrangement? And, what does it mean to your previous relationship, that when you add a boundary it ends? Is it possible to create new boundaries in an old relationship and… Continue reading
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Familiar Strangers
When I think about the multiple estranged relationships I have, I see them leaving holes in my life. Unfinished but finished. How a conversation unfurls and flows, creating an end. Truths are spoken and rejected. Space is needed. Empty now. How… Continue reading
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Honest Me.
I have been writing on this blog for 7 years. It is hard to believe what has transpired in that time; the changes within me….my feelings and my mind. A feeling of panic, and blushing shame that would often accompany… Continue reading
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Without Boundaries
I just watched a short clip of Brene Brown speaking about Boundaries. "Boundaries are saying, "Here is what is okay with me and here is what is not…." It sounds too simple…but, try setting up a boundary.… Continue reading
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Priceless
In an interview, Oprah spoke about losing friends/family over the differences they had in Value… This struck me. For, it is truly the line of separation in relationships. What are your values? Who do you value? Can two people with… Continue reading
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