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“The Invitation” by Oriah Mountain Dreamer.
"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing. It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want… Continue reading
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Held On So Tightly…
I awoke at 4:00 am, with my right hand tightly clenched, my arm sore. A dream flooded my awareness. I was at a beach, and saw a young girl pour gasoline into the front seat of my car,… Continue reading
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A Willing Witness
“…grateful for your willingness to witness our loss” is part of a sentence I read on Facebook tonight, which struck me as odd that there are two kinds of witnesses. I never thought that there could be willing witnesses… Continue reading
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Bubble Of Pretend
I was told yesterday that hypochondria was a disease, that somebody with an imaginary illness, is ill. I had never considered that just believing in something nonexistent made you sick. It is a belief in something that isn’t… Continue reading
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Keeping Our Family Sweet
I am drawn to stories of adult children who have escaped cult like religions and who speak out about the abuse they endured, and the juxtaposition between religion and abuse. The severity of the abuse almost seems equal to… Continue reading
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Backwards to Find Myself.
In Peter Levine’s book, “Waking the Tiger” he speaks of understanding abuse, as you had to be there, that in order to truly understand the full impact, you had to be there. We use that in humorous situations, that… Continue reading
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Hold Our Stories
Before I discovered that my father was a pedophile, I had night terrors, where I would wake up FROZEN in terror. I literally could not move my arms, or even one finger tip, I was flattened onto the bed, exposed,… Continue reading
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Runaway and Be Safe Muscle!
“Waking the Tiger” by Peter Levine is a book that was suggested to me by a friend as one to read to better understand how the body responds to trauma. In the very beginning I found a very interesting… Continue reading
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How can you lead your life if you follow?
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~Victor Frankl The more dramatic of a change you make, it shows just how far off base you were to begin with, and… Continue reading
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Steering Our Own Canoes!
One definition of codependency; Adult children of alcoholics; people in relationships with emotionally or mentally disturbed; people in relationships with chronically ill peoples; parents of children with behavior problems; people in relationships with irresponsible people; professionals – nurses, social workers… Continue reading
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