My sister and nephews are coming into town today, and they will be here for week. That is one reason that I will be blogging sporadically. This is the only time of year they visit, so my son and I want to spend lots of time with them. Before I can blow off everything else [...]
Archive for December, 2011
Sheer Exhaustion
Posted in Challenges, tagged exhaustion, feeling exhausted, feeling tired, worn out on December 21, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Observation about Myself
Posted in Relationships, tagged cutting off relationships, ending friendships, Friendships, relationship with abuser, relationships on December 19, 2011 | 25 Comments »
I have made an observation about myself that I don’t quite understand. I have cut two important women out of my life. The first one is momster, who made my childhood a living hell and who is directly responsible for numerous abusers having access to me. Why I would want to cut her out of [...]
Will Blog Sporadically through Rest of 2011
Posted in Administrative on December 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Hi, all. The busy-ness of the holidays is hitting my household in full force, doubly so with my kid being out of school for three weeks. I’ll try to blog when I can, but I won’t be able to blog regularly until after the new year. ~ Faith
Seeing Hints of Results from “Being” with Emotions
Posted in Emotions, tagged being with feelings, child abuse, healing from child abuse, sitting with feelings on December 16, 2011 | 23 Comments »
I have shared before that I am trying to learn how to “be” with my feelings. I am trying not to analyze them or avoid them. My therapist advised me to do this years ago, but it doesn’t come naturally for me. Who wants to sits around feeling “bad” for days or weeks on end? [...]
Making a Difference article — Charitable Opportunity
Posted in Administrative, tagged internet student loans, making a difference, student loans, Vittana on December 15, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Hi, all. The blog entry I wrote on Monday entitled Making a Difference in the World is part of a blogging challenge for a charity called Vittana. Vittana had some technical issues earlier this week, so I just got the language to insert at the bottom of the blog entry. I checked the charity before participating [...]
Got a Card from Momster
Posted in Relationships, tagged card from child abuser, child abuse, holiday cards on December 15, 2011 | 21 Comments »
Yesterday was a good day. My kid woke me up at 3:30 a.m. with a nightmare (that part wasn’t good). I couldn’t sleep, so I knocked out a lot of my work in the wee hours of the morning. I was so tired that I laid down that afternoon and woke up two hours later. [...]
Inability to Cry about Child Abuse
Posted in Sadness, tagged can’t cry, cannot cry about child abuse, child abuse, inability to cry, unable to cry on December 14, 2011 | 10 Comments »
On my blog entry entitled In a Weird Place Today, a reader posted the following comment: I need some help on how to get over being tough about all the abuse. I know it all happenned but I can’t cry for all the horrible things that happenned. My uncle was the abuser but my parents [...]
Feeling Sorry for Myself
Posted in Sadness, tagged feeling sorry for myself, feeling sorry for yourself, grief, grieving, just being, sitting with emotions on December 13, 2011 | 8 Comments »
On my blog entry entitled In a Weird Place Today, a reader posted an excerpt from a blog entry entitled The Truth About “Feeling Sorry for Yourself”….. I am so grateful to have learned about that blog entry because it has really helped me clarify where I am emotionally right now. The following paragraph summarizes [...]
Making a Difference in the World
Posted in Healing, tagged making a difference, Making a Difference in the World on December 12, 2011 | 10 Comments »
As a child abuse survivor, I have seen some of the worst that the world has to offer. I have seen betrayal, pain, and trauma. Most of you reading this blog entry have seen this as well. I have also seen some of the best that the world has to offer – compassion and kindness. [...]
New Page Added: Healing Tree
Posted in Administrative on December 10, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Everyone, I was touched by Michael’s idea of a “healing tree” and have added a Healing Tree page to the site. You can find the Healing Tree page at the top of the screen between Faith’s Story and Recommended Reading. ~ Faith
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the onion peels
the tears spill
the pond fills
the lotus unfolds
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