Examples of an Imperfect woman
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My Art Shows my Inner Changes.
I had put off pricing my quilts, for the task seemed overwhelming. Today I asked a special friend of mine to give me hand, to see if we could find a respectable price that our local market would hold, yet… Continue reading
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Born to Cover it Up.
A few months back I met with Detective Tom Rosemurgy, who suggested a meeting with a woman who works at Dial Help. She is the coordinator for Sexual Assault Serves…and the Volunteers. All three of us met a few times,… Continue reading
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When you have no choice.
There is a gigantic system that some want to overlook when we see grown adults too afraid to make changes in their lives…the affects of being born into a cult and or an abusive family within a cult. There… Continue reading
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Love doesn’t require Silence.
When I thought more about being silent/anonymous out of fear…it is more like being afraid to talk, and not afraid to be silent. They are actually safer in the silence than they would be speaking up. It is self… Continue reading
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Silence, when it isn’t a free choice, is abuse.
I was reminded last night, that remaining silent is abuse…when you are afraid to speak. Silence for the sake of silence isn't a bad thing, but it changes drastically if you are silent out of fear. Fear of being punished.… Continue reading
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The Story of Becoming Me
In reading the comments on the Extoots Blog, I marvel at the secrecy and how they hide their identities…while commenting freely about their religion; either why they stay or why they left. It is like they are talking about a… Continue reading
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Will Bring in Awareness
" Most of us avoid confronting ourselves" Deepak Chopra What a profound statement. Most of us live our whole lives confronting others and never turn our scrutiny on ourselves; to see how our actions are impacting the world. It is so… Continue reading
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A New You.
From Mark Nepo's "Book of Awakening", he writes. " There is very little difference between burying and planting. For often, we need to put dead things to rest, so that new life can grow. And further, the thing put to… Continue reading
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Truth was the courage I clung to.
I would have a hard time remembering me being in the dark about abuse…of not even considering it or being drawn into conversations about victims of childhood sexual abuse. That me seems so far back there, like way way way… Continue reading
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Robot Will Implode
On the Extoots blog…http://extoots.blogspot.com was a comment that struck me "Even though I can't, as an "ex," speak on behalf of Laestadians, let me say that I am so sorry for the pain the church has caused our gay sisters… Continue reading
