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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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A Journal to take Home
Last week when I sat by the Detective and asked him how things were going….he said, "I have two adolescent boys (who are talking to him about their sexual abuse) and I don't have nothing to give them….I am not sure… 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
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Blessed this Activity.
While talking to my brother in the past few days, he made a comment that stuck with me… it was something like, "If parents knew that a school system had a dozen or more pedophiles within its walls, no one… Continue reading
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They Love Company
As I drove up to a house today to get a signature, my new friend met me. He was not afraid at all to check out my new mail car… He just came in close to see what was… Continue reading
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Loving Action Towards Family
I took a break from yoga this morning and instead sipped tea by the fireplace, listened to the birds outside, with a heat pack on my legs. Being part of Taking Back the Night panel, brought up old emotions… Continue reading
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The Sturdy Wall of Doing Nothing!
The first "Take Back the Night" event happened. The panel arrived and spoke…into a very sparse audience. However, the newspaper and TV reporters were there taking notes and filming…so the reach was further than the four walls. Each sharing… Continue reading
