Books
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Whole
"Life batters us whether we are rich or poor, public or private. The wound we suffer may be an open cut or a slow, silent hemorrhage of the soul."Sarah Ban Breathnach I love the "silent hemorrhage of the soul"…it is… Continue reading
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The Fabric of My Being!
Chapter 11 in "Hungry" by Robin Smith Living with the Hole "The naked truth is always better than the best-dressed lie." Ann Landers "Thousands of people connected with my term "hole in the soul." I think that's because deep down… Continue reading
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Let life be…
Chapter 10, in "Hungry" by Dr. Robin Smith. "We wear the mask that grins and lies." Paul Laurence Dunbar "I was sitting in the parking lot at the grocery store talking with my assistant Kim on the telephone. It was… Continue reading
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All to see.
Accepting who you are seems like kindergarten play, and yet, it is my belief, that people are complete ill at ease with who they are, where they have been, and what experiences they have experienced, and are trying desperately to… Continue reading
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Soul’s Signature
Here is another part from Dr. Robin Smith's book, "Hungry" "Last year I gave a keynote speech at a fundraiser for victims of domestic violence. As I stood at the podium and looked out into the crowd of beautifully dressed,… Continue reading
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Dying to be Me!
I am reading Dr. Robin Smith's new book, "Hungry – The Truth about being Full." "Fiction: If you reveal your real self, you'll be rejected." "Truth: If you're encouraged to be someone other than your real self, that is rejection."… Continue reading
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Failing in Seeing Reality
Is life lived in the intentions, with the actions or in their outcome? Where does reality bloom or how can we discern the value of the intentions from their literal outcome? What I am noticing is that in abusive families,… Continue reading
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Rules and Sins
"We Sinners" by Hanna Pylvainen, is a book of fiction about the Laestadianism faith. And it has many similarities to my old religion especially in how it affects the children as they enter into their young adult years and the complications… Continue reading
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Change in our Homes.
I purchased Nate Berkus's book, "The Things That Matter"….and have been pleasantly or at least unexpectedly surprised, in how he was able to show the person by what kinds of things their homes held. I remember seeing my home for… Continue reading
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Relieved From Being Grounded
I am reading Pema Chodron's book, "Taking a Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears. She writes, "There are many ways to discuss ego, but in essence it's what I've been talking about. It's the experience of never being… Continue reading