Today is the 6th anniversary of my mom’s death. My sister lives near where our mom’s ashes are buried, and every year on this day, she visits the gravesite with flowers. I join her in spirit from several hundred miles away, and we both listen to what we now think of as “Mom’s song.” My […]
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Reading: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalinithi. Also (on Audible) The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté. Listening To: I got a custom-made song from Songfinch for my husband for our anniversary. No, you can’t hear it. But trust me, it was really
I am full of good intentions. Good at starting projects, I’m not always so good at finishing them. Sometimes I wonder if I have some symptoms of ADHD. Some of my adult children have noticed they may deal with some ADHD symptoms, as well. For me, this can show up with difficulty finishing projects (and
I woke up as the car left the road. All I could hear was the grass swishing past as we bumped through the field, and while a part of me was aware we were about to crash—I have a dim impression of praying for God’s help while feeling totally helpless—I was merely an observer of
Narcissists train their victims not to expect much, if anything, from them very early on in the relationship. And if you do, they rage, tantrum, gaslight, name-call and threaten to dump you. You just want to go back to the honeymoon stage and believe it’s possible, so you stop holding Vampira or Count Vlad accountable.
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