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Family dynamics get interesting under any condition. When trauma happens, either within a family or to someone in the family, things can change how a family relates to itself. I’m sharing these thoughts from my perspective and the impact being raped had on my family. I can’t possibly talk about everything in the few hundred words that will make up this blog post, but here are some highlights.
When I got hurt, my parents wanted to know that their little girl was alright, that she was okay. I understand that as a parent. As a kid, though, I didn’t want any special treatment or attention. I just wanted my life to get back to normal, and special attention was not part of that picture. Because I wasn’t fully able to grasp my parents’ perspective, this caused some rift in the waters of our otherwise ‘normal’ relationship.
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I hate when that happens! How many times have you said this to yourself or out loud? It’s pretty easy for us to jump on the hate bandwagon, and it is a thunderously loud emotion. Hate easily pops up in topics such as politics, social issues, or even personal attacks. What is the possibility that when we feel hate, there are deeper awarenesses at work?
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I’m playing with the idea of conscious receiving today. Nice job! Congratulations! You look dapper today. I love you. I appreciate your helping me with this. You are amazing, and I’m so glad we are spending time together.
What’s spinning around in your consciousness when someone says these things to you? Do you grasp for a quick retort, feeling slightly uncomfortable and not sure what to say in response? I’m familiar with that one. Why do we sputter and wriggle around when someone notices and recognizes us with these gifts?
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Ooooh, sigh, gasp, eye-roll: can you sense that irked feeling dropping in for a visit? You know it, but perhaps it’s not a feeling you quickly put your finger on. The person sitting next to you is munching on something crispy, and that just keeps nagging you away from your focus stream. Maybe one more interruption is going to push you over the edge. Or here’s a good one: that mosquito keeps buzzing around your ear, and just won’t buzz off! These little, early-stage irritations leave you feeling irked!
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It’s rare for people to talk about feeling jaded. Have you ever asked someone how they feel, and the response is ‘jaded?’ It’s a feeling rarely talked about. So, I’m diving in. If you were to describe what you mean when you say, ‘I’m feeling jaded,’ how would you describe it?
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How do you manage when life says, “Stop?!” The dreams and aspirations I had for 2025 were all on track for the first half of the year. Suddenly, though, in the last half of the year, life screamed stop! Nothing I planned for stayed on track, and a new sort of path demanded my attention. What’s a person to do?
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‘You are here: I’m there with you’ is a phrase I’ve coined in my personal journey around caregiving for an aging parent. It’s easy when caring for a loved one with memory loss to get frustrated with the changes we see and experience. In my personal experience, the dad I used to know and remember shifts into someone different. Some days he seems like a completely different person. Oi! What’s a person to do with that?
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Have you felt Knotted?
Knotted is a word I’ve rarely used to describe an emotion, but I have certainly felt it. This is a feeling probably more often used to describe a physical feeling as it relates to knotted or cramping muscles. Who here has never felt a physical cramp? Ouch! On the emotion side of things, who here has ever felt knots in their stomach? Oh! Is that what that is? Now, what’s it all about?
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Needing to Try Again
“You’re okay; try again.” Her dad encouraged her to get up off the ground she tumbled to while trying to ride her bike without training wheels. Sound familiar? When you started riding your bike, how many times did you try before you got the hang of it? Your heart was super motivated, but the first few times you tried, you went tumbling off the bike, learned how hard the ground was, and didn’t enjoy the result. What’s a person to do?
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I’m feeling lethargic. Let’s see… Am I experiencing overload? (Perhaps.) Maybe I’m avoiding feelings I don’t want to feel. (I have felt that before, but that doesn’t seem to be it today.) On the mind-body connection front, I’ve negligent on the hydration front. (This could be a factor.) Am I separated from my purpose or joy? (Recently, life called me to redirect my energy. Meaning is still present in my life.) Or, is this lethargy a healthy response to life’s demands? (Maybe.)
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Is it a thorn or a rose? When you see the flower we call roses, what do you see? Do you see one or the other, the rose or the thorn, or do you see the beauty of both? What do roses teach us about ourselves?
When I see roses, I see the rose part first. The beauty is what I see first. I smell its inviting fragrance, and I see tender delicate petals and experience the color bursting forth from its bud. I want to experience the flower fully, so I pull it toward my nose and suddenly realize my touch requires some deliberate, careful handling. As the rose produces its sharp barb to protect itself, I too want to protect my fingers from the rose’s pointed thorns. Would that rose be what it is without either its thorns or its magnificent bud?
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Life Gifts
- Sending you sparkly confetti in celebration of your accomplishments today.
- I send you showers of strength as you walk your journey.
- Sending you tasty inspiration.
- Sending you magical lenses to sharpen your focus.
- I send you bright flowers to see, smell, enjoy, and nurture.
- I send you fruit-full surprises in your journey.
- I send you buckets of smiles to share with everyone you meet.
- Sending you warmth and caring.
- I send you chortles, giggles, and warm hugs.
- I send you soothing healing.
- I send you gentle care and comfort, and I hold your heart with love in mine.
- Sending you oodles of energy noodles.
- I send you different flavored lollipops to quench your craving.
- I send you pregnant pauses to remember how much you are loved and cared for.
- I send you joy as I think about how delightful you are.
- Sending you bright colored paint for your life canvas.
- I send you permission to be exactly how you are today.
- Sending you rain to nourish the earth so that the earth can nourish you.
- Sending you calm to scatter around the chaos.
- I send you appreciation for caring to make healthy choices for yourself.
- I send you moments to fill your year with acknowledgment of how truly special you are in this world.
- I send you the deep, rich colors of berries to paint your soul.
- I send you a path of petals on which to tread as you navigate life.
- I send you comfort, joy and sustenance through your retirement.
- I send you life rafts for navigating the waters of life.
- I send you a cuddly blanket of appreciation for the beautiful person you are in this world.
- I send you revolving hours of joy for writing about what you want to write about.
- I send you a warm, snuggly kitty to comfort your soul and remind you about the power of love.
- I send you billowing bubbles of joy.
- I send you love.
- I send you music to make your insides dance.
- Sending you love and caring.
- I send you inspiration to put thoughts on paper.
- I send you delightful whimsey, goodness over flowing, and creative deliciousness today.
- I send you a warm, relaxing breeze, a comfortable hammock with sounds of water lapping on the shore.
- I send you warm nourishing rays of light.
- I send you bright-colored flowers that fragrantly shower your surroundings with joy and delight.
- Sending you bursts of energy and focus.
- Sending you blankets of love to help you feel safe.
- I send you honor and respect as you navigate this wave in your life.
- I send you fresh, crisp apple bites of life to bite into everyday.
- Sending you nourishing rest and mindful body care.
- Sending you music to fill your heart with warmth and comfort.
- I send you light to illuminate the places inside you that seem dark.
- I send you delicious caring and big love.
