abuse
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When She Writes It.
I am at work, with a racking cough, aching bones and going through piles of mail, and come across my name and my mother's handwriting. I put it in my slot. What now, I wonder, what now…? The added… Continue reading
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Being on a Leash.
As I listened to the rest of the book, ""Sway" The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior…by Ori Brafman, I learned more about the nature of being human and the irrational reasons we do that which we do. What I love is that all… Continue reading
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Parents Call Family.
I came across this paragraph in "Codependent No More" by Melody Beatte. "Codependents are indirect. We don't say what mean, we don't mean what we say. We don't do this on purpose. We do it because we've learned to communicate… Continue reading
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Authoritarian Lifestyle.
"Since authoritarian parents are always right, there is no need for their children to rack their brains in each case to determine whether what is demanded of them is right or not. And how is this to be judged? Where… Continue reading
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Going Back, Willingly.
One of my personality traits isn't really a trait, but a side affect of being abused…while I have heard the term Post traumatic Stress disorders, I hadn't considered myself out of order, when in certain situations, it clearly is so.… Continue reading
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How Low are your boundaries…
“All children are born to grow, to develop, to live, to love, and to articulate their needs and feelings for their self-protection” ~ Alice Miller Who knew that in order to grow up, you have to learn how to articulate… Continue reading
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Rear-View Mirror
It is interesting to me the dynamics of Functioning or Dysfunctional, and how the very nature of dysfunction leads you to make choices that will reap more dysfunction. The very nature of dysfunction is to not look at what is,… Continue reading
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Love will never leave you Powerless.
In the past seven years, my brother and I have been dialoguing and most often coming to the same point, but from two different directions. But we have always honored and respected each other enough to only speak our truths,… Continue reading
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Impeccable Word
Not grasping what is meant by the term Truth, is the key to all of life. What does it mean if you can't grasp or know truth? How are you taught this or perhaps not taught this? Is there a… Continue reading