Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain Some of the last words my grandfather said to me were: Ke mo meleuaoch e diak mobes loltuchakl rar mengelakl leng diak el sebechem el di kau el otebedau ra beluu. I asked him what he meant. He did […]
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REBELLION and ARROGANCE
I’ve been writing about codependency because it’s a real struggle for me. Last night I struggled with an old thinking process. I did my best to fight it. I said out loud, “Stop it! Get out of my head, now! It’s not worth our energy and time. Besides, our well being do not depend on […]
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HUMILITY and GRACE
Pride covers shame and hides our fears. Pride lies. C.S. Lewis in his book Mere Christianity writes, “Pride is competitive by its very nature: that is why it goes on and on. If I am a proud man (human), then as long as there in one man in the whole world more powerful, or richer […]
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THE INDESCRIBABLE MERCY
If our perception of God’s character is distorted due to our own experiences of life’s disappointments and our own histories of trauma, then having an all-seeing and always-present God could be stifling and produce fear instead of love and trust. -Jim Wilder (Joyful Journey) Dr Wilder helped me change the way I think – my […]
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STORIES
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” – Albert Einstein. When my daughter was in the fourth grade she wanted to dress as Dorothy for the Halloween Party at school. I remember staying up late making the […]
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EAR NOT, FATHER’S HERE
When you don’t know how to say ‘no’ your body will say it for you. –Gabor Mate In my adolescent years I was reared to serve others unconditionally. “Don’t be so selfish.” I was apprised. My body was screaming, “NO!” I was tired and exhausted. I’m 14. Can I go play? I couldn’t hear my […]