13, they both remain reluctant to speak the word that names what Hodne did to her. The daughter is now 64. The mother is 84. They are close; they know most of what there is to know about each other. But they both remember that ...
Lord, help me to be the best spiritual soil I can be for Your Word to take root that my life might be as fruitful and productive as possible today. Grant me patience, grace, and peace amidst the weeds and weather of this world that I do not control. And give me wisdom to know ...
I feel weak and insecure and —though I would never think this of anyone else who had endured things that were traumatic for them— I feel a bit pathetic to even acknowledge that I’ve had trauma at all. I know people who have endured so much more, so much worse, that I somehow bel...
I think the reason I used to love those stories was that, in addition to being capital G Great movies, I felt a lot of sympathy for those characters – and glad that was never going to happen to me. Now, I love them because I can empathize with those characters – because I feel l...
On May 19, I started writing my diary “normally” again (i.e., in sentence case rather than in capital letters). I use the word “normally” advisedly. I’m still very slow writing with a pen and it’s not the most legible, but any activity I do with my hands I still call ...
Really? You want to show your appreciation, but you don’t have enough time to use three more letters? And how about saying the full “thank you” once in a while? Wouldn’t that be nice to hear? The first word/phrase I think we might lose is “you’re welcome.” I rarely hear...
a lurker on new chats to get the feel for the conversation and while I determine if the chat is for me. So, if you’re not sure, just do a search on the hastag for the chat and read the conversations – P.S. It’s a great way to find others that you want to learn from too...
So if it were me, I would fire this therapist immediately, because a good therapist practices something called attunement. I love this concept so much. Attunement, right, the word “to tune.” And attunement is when we’re feeling in sync, when we feel understood and we feel accepted for...
I know there are going to be days I don’t feel like it. Days I’m uninspired, or that I have a migraine that’s giving me what I call “mibraine,” or I’m too busy to even think about what to write, let alone sit down and do it. But I’m going to try. Even if it’...
letter was from my girlfriend." My opinion at that time was "I got three letters. One was from my father.The otherone was from my sister.The otherletter was from my girlfriend." But, the conclusion for the right answer that we agree at that time was "I got three letters. One was...