FALC
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I Hope I Never Recover.
As I thought about the word, RECOVERY, and what that truly meant for a child of abuse, I had to first look up its meaning. Recovery, "Return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength…" Perhaps the burden to… Continue reading
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Notices the Lies.
While listening to Debbie Ford talking to Oprah, she had an acronym for Denial; "Don't Ever Notice I Am Lying". Isn't that clever? And how often do we play this game, not only with ourselves, but with others… Continue reading
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I believe
"Believe, that I believe." Cheryl Richardson My Lady quilts are back in the basement, their debut over, my coming out out. It almost feels like… Continue reading
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To Be Heard, Believed and Loved.
Yesterday afternoon, I went to see my display with a girlfriend, one who has heard hours and hours of my life story, who is very close to knowing and understanding me, and yet…when she stood in front of my quilts,… Continue reading
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One Less Suffering Soul.
In reading the Extoots.blogspot.com post today, I felt the two sides of leaving a very strict religion and the joy outside of it, how it is twofold, for you have to reconcile the beliefs you were raised in, while integrating yourself… Continue reading
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Wrong View of Life
"The mind composed of ignorance or wrong view suffers from spiritual disease; it sees falsely. Seeing falsely causes it to think falsely, see falsely and act falsely. You will see that everyone, without exception, has the spiritual disease." Ajahn Buddhadasa… Continue reading
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Born this Way.
Tony Robbins spoke about being Feminine…a viewpoint I wasn't aware of. I never thought of where our feminine natures came from or how they were inspired or nurtured…and learned; that if a woman has to be the one in control,… Continue reading
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Speaking Up.
What hope the Sandusky's conviction has for victims of childhood sexual abuse. It shows that there is no organization that is too big to hide a pedophile, that eventually it will come out in the wash. Imagine 48 counts…and 45… Continue reading
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Place of Obliqueness
Today I pondered the land of obliqueness and if it was actually a kissing cousin to denial, or was it totally different. (after a conversation with my brother) I felt that obliqueness would allow you the comfort of not committing…while… Continue reading
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I began at zero.
The feelings of wanting to be rid of the stain from abuse, leads me to feel that with it I am not okay…that something is wrong, I am not whole or complete; that I am ruined. Somehow we have taken… Continue reading