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The loneliest place

/ challenges, domestic violence, forgiveness, marriage, truth

“The loneliest place is a lonely marriage,” my counselor Paige told me. I knew she was right then, and her words ring true to me at […]

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Transformation: the book, The Book and a wise owl

/ acceptance, beliefs, bible study, blessings, books, dragontree, finding my place, forgiveness, freedom, friendship, fruit of the spirit, growth, happiness, healing, Jesus, living a better story, putting God first, reading, redemption, Rituals for Transformation, scripture, self love, transformation, truth, uncertainty, writing

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I put a hold on my 108-day journey with Rituals for Transformation. Why? I was doing so well, reading the messages twice a day and journaling

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Birthday Blues

/ counseling, feelings, forgiveness, grief and loss, guilt, inner child, living a better story, mental illness, regret, relationships, resentment, sadness, self loathing, self talk, self-doubt, stability, struggles, stuck, surrender, survival, tomorrow, transformation, transparency, Uncategorized, uncertainty

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It’s my mother’s birthday on Friday. I never considered her birthday to be a trigger for my childhood trauma, but alas it is. When I say

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To Drink or Not to Drink

/ alcohol, big steps forward, binge drinking, drinking, family, forgiveness

Let’s look at my history with alcohol. Multiple arguments, the ending of relationships, the ending of going to school, the ending of a fresh reputation. For

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Freedom in Forgiveness

/ blogging to be better, closure, dragontree, forgiveness, getting over my past, resentment, Rituals for Transformation

I haven’t done Rituals for Transformation (RFT) perfectly. I didn’t night journal a couple of nights and my meditation needs more practice. I seriously can close

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Winter in Spring

/ addiction, alcohol, anger, anxiety, authentic self, baggage, blogging to be better, challenges, childhood, death, decisions, dying, forgiveness, getting out of bed, getting over my past, grace, guilt, healing, human suffering, memoir, memories, mental illness, suicide

“Feels like winter follows you around.” There’s a song by Dermot Kennedy and that is a line in one of his songs. I relate to that

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The Other Scarlet Letter

/ acceptance, aging, ah-ha moments, authentic self, authenticity, blogging to be better, challenges, childhood, choices, closure, confusion, connection, courage, dating, depression, forgiveness, freedom, getting out of bed, getting over my past, grief and loss, growth, guilt, memoir, memories, mental illness, regret, secrets, shame

A. A for abortion. This post is about abortion. So, if that is a topic that offends you or you feel strongly about, I’m telling you

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I’m not good enough – on purpose?

/ acceptance, blessings, forgiveness, inner critic, prayer, shame

It’s getting really tiring having these discoveries hit me again and again. I am in the season of new beginnings, new blessings, forgiving myself – forgiveness

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The Voice of Forgiveness

/ childhood, forgiveness, self love

I recently listened to a guided meditation. There was one meditative point I have not been able to get out of my head. “Whatever you feel,

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Pretzels Before Pain

/ borderline, family, forgiveness, healing, mother, passing of time, relationships, sadness, sisters

“You are just like mom!” my or-so-I-thought-confidante sister yells at me. Says the girl screaming at me because I said she was stressing me out by

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