This too shall pass — like all the other kidney stones. ~ Miranda O I’ve never had kidney stones but vividly remember being alone in a hotel room in December, 1988, surrounded by people who through the years would be […]
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Supported
Think about how it feels to be supported. ~ Monique Rhodes What would you do without furniture, floors, the lawn, cars, airplanes, whatever to support you? Less obvious but perhaps even more essential because of being less obvious is the […]
Continue reading »Let Go of Victim Shame
Let go of victim shame. We have issues and tasks, but our issue is not to feel guilty and wrong because we have been victimized. ~ Melody Beattie, The Language of Letting Go: Hazelden Meditation Series (p. 354). Who hurt […]
Continue reading »Not Waiting Now
We cannot afford to put our needs on hold, waiting for another person to fulfill us, make our life better, or come around and be who and what we want that person to be. That will create resentment, hostility, an […]
Continue reading »Looking for Real
I no longer look for the good in people, I search for the real…Because while good is often dressed in fake clothing, real is naked and proud, no matter the scars. ~ Chishala Lishomwa We tried to be real while we […]
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