…if it feels dark and makes us feel bad about being who we are, it’s probably shame. ~ Beattie, Melody. The Language of Letting Go: Hazelden Meditation Series (pp. 235-236). Hazelden Publishing. Kindle Edition. Course adherents say if we have […]
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Respectable
…there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. ~ Booker T. Washington What was respectable during childhood? Mother’s acceptable behaviors clashed with Grandmom’s, Daddy’s mom. And I took after Grandmom and the rejection rubbed […]
Continue reading »Broken No Longer
after “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou Through the years no matter what I did I failed to live a life I’d choose for you to see, embarrassed, I would not want to do the things I did though of […]
Continue reading »The Feed-Them Syndrome
They mean to be kind, the hosts who accept the role of furnishing treats for all who come. They back off when told it’s not on the food plan but a week gone by they’re offering treats once more.
Continue reading »Changing Me
No one can make me change. No one can stop me from changing. No one really knows how I must change, not even I. Not until I start. I will remember that it only takes a slight shift in direction […]
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