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“Thou Shalt Not Be Aware.”
I began another Alice Miller book, "Thou Shalt Not Be Aware"…and I could highlight the whole thing so far! She writes, "Our will for survival will never push us to invent painful stories, rather the contrary: to make up nice… Continue reading
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Beauty in the Woods!
Ever since we have gotten snow such huge amounts of snow, I wondered how the flags were doing in the woods…from my daughter's wedding. This morning my daughter and I snowshoed in to see how the woods were decorated. And,… Continue reading
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Sunrise!
This was a sunrise a few days back and I LOVED the Bright Orange in the contrast with the white snow…so, I was inspired to try this in a quilt. And, here is a closer view. I loved the boots,… Continue reading
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Believing it is Love.
The hardest part of living with the affects of childhood abuse, is that you have lived with a damaged mind, and have very little if any recollection of the Mind Before the Abuse. For how can you know your mind… Continue reading
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Childhood Sexual Abuse is harmful to the Brain!
There is a misconception that child abuse is an event in childhood, period. It happened a long time ago and IT IS OVER! This article shows how wrong that is… The effects of childhood sexual and physical abuse last… Continue reading
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My Potentials!
This year as I sat with the thoughts of resolutions, I felt that I would do more of what I love…to as one quote said, "Ponder the potentials" in my life. How different is this concept instead of pondering what… Continue reading
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An Unforgiving Person.
“Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Now, isn't that a curious observation…and it feels correct to me…how we forgive folks for… Continue reading
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Shouldn’t be forgiven.
Not only are there humans we shouldn't forgive, but we forgive them at our peril. You forgive them — somebody *else* pays for it. Andrew Vachss If the churches could grasp this concept and stop selling forgiveness as a cure all… Continue reading
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My denial disintegrated.
What I am learning is that it is rare to be a responsible individual, that there are much more apathetic bystanders than those willing to engage. Even to engage in the possibilities or to have a discussion. To begin to… Continue reading
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Waiting for the problem to take care of itself!
What I marvel at is the audacity of the human mind to deny reality and excuse it away…how educated people become irrational when reality walks in. I don't truly know what is behind this phenomena, but its maddening to witness.… Continue reading
