She learns to do what she agrees promptly encouraged by his disappointment expressed as anger when she slips. She learns to get her worth from inside, independent of his appraisal of her. She learns discretion as to where lines must […]
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Sail the Course
It was the goal for years and years. If I weighed a hundred forty I’d be cured, healthy, normal… fit in. But it didn’t work, long time. Oh, I’d catch a strong breeze at times, sail on it like a […]
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We get what we expect, so “expect a miracle.” We are all miracles. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 1626-1627). Expectations run low after years of failure, of disappointment, of abysmal self-esteem. And we get what we expect. More disappointments, more […]
Continue reading »Me at Almost 68
(I wrote this a while ago. I’m 68 and three months now and they took my blood the last two times I offered it.) My knees may hurt but they don’t grumble much with a mile and a half at […]
Continue reading »What to Overlook
I will overlook the silent treatment, the dishes in the sink, the clock allowed to wind down, the need to wash clothes, the compilation of Honey-dos saved up, my rightful obligation for daring to take time for me, for service. […]
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