I am perfect. Congratulations, me, achievement unlocked! ….except of course I am not. Perhaps practically perfect in every way. But I am, in all sincerity, at the best I’ve ever been in my life. I am stable, secure in my values, know precisely what I want and need moving forward. I have more to offer than ever …
“Your drawing looks like someone I knew. She was lovely.”“She -is-. I haven’t seen her for a week. I wonder if she’s upset with me, because I forgot about her.”“If she’s a friend, everything will be fine once you talk to her.” When Marnie Was There, 2014 Why, I think, should it be presumed that …
I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling like I’m letting the people around me down. My master sees me intimately, each and every day. I want him to see the best of me. Of course that isn’t always achievable. The littlest one had to get her Covid shot today (something she was very eager to …
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She didn’t agree to me falling in love with him, with her love. It is ten years ago. She owns him, in her mind, as she owns her children. She allows him to sleep with other women, if she approves of them, if they are safe, if they are less than her. In her mind, this …
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Sounds simple enough. Sharing love. Who would say no to that? But it’s not so easy to share love in a world where we believe love is a scarce resource. If we believe love is rare and precious, we instinctually cling to it whenever we find a bit of it! Perhaps it is like diamonds. …
I will always be a safe place for you. You don’t have to be “mine.” I don’t have to be “yours.” I will show you love and respect, regardless of your commitment to me. My home will always be a sanctuary. If nobody else will take you in, I will. I’ve had friends stay with …
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“Are YOU burdened with glorious purpose and find yourself trying to enslave an entire world population?” “Did YOU accidentally blow up a planet and are now trying to come to terms with your own existence?” “Did YOU get selected to fight your peers to the death and don’t know what to do next?” If you …
dear prospective superheroes in hopes of finding their destiny, Read More »
God, I love “love bombing” Not always. But sometimes. Other times it pisses me off. But sometimes, like a guilty pleasure TV show, I cannot get enough of it! I read an article today that “love bombing” is a sign of a narcissist. If I wanted to avoid a narcissist, I should avoid those who …
fascination of “love bombing” & other toxic behaviors, the Read More »
Some might say I wasted that decade. Threw my twenties away. They might be right– — but they might be wrong. If I could pass on a single life lesson to anyone, it would be this: Whoever you are, wherever you are, please put aside that time to find yourself. Because happiness is tricky. Everyone’s …
wasting your twenties on “finding yourself” isn’t a waste Read More »
I tried to input my code. Thought I’d mistyped it. But, no, it just wouldn’t work. Finally, I checked my phone, and, sure enough, I’d gotten an email asking me if the purchase had been me or fraud.