abuse

  • In Peace I walked Free!

    After my last post about the Civil War in abusive homes, I had to look up the meaning of Civil to see what it means to be in a Civil war. Civil -polite: polite, but in a way that is… Continue reading

  • A Pedophiles Nest

    There is only one human race, but there are many small sprints or similar roads we travel and our travel companions often times are running silently with us, unbeknownst to either of us. We feel alone and separated, when in… Continue reading

  • Protected me.

    For six years I have been saying that I have no memory, and I have lied. I have no mind memory, but my body has always had its memory. I don’t have actual vivid stories to recount, but I do… Continue reading

  • Grace and Courage

    As Alice Miller’s book comes to a close, she encapsulates her thoughts. “In this book (The Body Never Lies) I express hope that , as psychological knowledge grows, the power of the Fourth Commandment will wane in favor of the… Continue reading

  • Elders of the Church

    There are no coincidences in life and the fact that I am learning about more and more sexual abuse in my old church while I am reading Alice Miller is profound. She is literally writing about the hows and the… Continue reading

  • Children will suffer.

    From Alice Miller’s book “The Body Never Lies,” she writes… “My attempts to persuade the Vatican of the importance of early childhood experiences have revealed how impossible it is to arouse feelings of compassion in men and women who right… Continue reading

  • A New Legacy to Begin.

    “There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” Soren Kierkegaard I did yoga today, only the second time this week, and I felt the… Continue reading

  • Survivor Self.

    The Drama of the Gifted Child – The search of the true self, by Alice Miller. Here is what she writes on the back cover of the book. “Far too many of us had to learn as children to hide… Continue reading

  • I Run, Because you can’t.

    “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way and not starting.” Buddha I felt the loneliness today of my Aunt who ran away. A woman I never met, yet I… Continue reading

  • Kept this Pattern Going.

    Being a mother in the middle and having a generation before me and a generation below me puts me in a great place to witness the intricacies of how relationships are formed and how the legacy is passed on. Being… Continue reading