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Not lost – but here.
Lost by David Wagner. Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside youAre not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,Must ask permission to know it and be known.The forest breathes.… Continue reading
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Love on our Christmas Tree
When hanging up ornaments with my granddaughter, we excitedly found our favorites. She loved one that was handmade by a friend of mine. I love the ones with pictures of the kids when they were young. I also love the ones… Continue reading
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The Last Word
"Reality has the last word.” — Henri Cartier-Bresson. December 4th, 2004 seems like a lifetime ago – to a past I barely can recognize or the person I once was. Who I was on that… Continue reading
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Family in Front of Me
Family holidays are here. Where family gather, memories shared and new ones created. And, for the estranged – there is a disjointed halting engagement with these days. The heart of the estranged has two chambers – the old broken… Continue reading
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Soul at Rest
This blog has been a way for me to sort out truth from fiction – as well as what is helpful or healing for my mental wellness – and perhaps more how it feels coming from a dysfunctional cult-like religious… Continue reading
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Challenges You
On Joe Rogan's podcast yesterday with Anna Lembke – they spoke about how our brains work to keep our dopamine in balance. What was so striking to me, was that it isn't the joyful fun and beautiful that pulls us… Continue reading
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Kept Quiet
A dysfunctional childhood is hard to articulate and explain to others – you feel it is normal – when there is nothing normal about it. You can't know the difference, when it is all you have ever known. You simply… Continue reading
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Echoes of My Own Words
When raised in a co-dependent household, we learn behaviors that take a lifetime to undo – We learned that we were responsible for others. That it was up to us to make them happy, keep them safe, make sure they… Continue reading
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Flowed for generations.
The legacy of abuse will not end – the string of denial is strong and tied to friendships and the desire to be accepted and loved. It is coated by fun and painted with holiday traditions. It never looks like… Continue reading
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A young girl on a new bike!
Back in April I ordered a Mod Bike – the Berlin – an Electric Assist bike. It has been backordered and then backordered again and again. It finally arrived on Saturday, in the middle of our camping weekend. I was… Continue reading
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