I am writing these posts in the hopes that it will help others be more aware of their relationships and behavior patterns and also to help someone possibly catch problems before they lose themselves or their lives. My Early Years My childhood was in a loving home with happily married parents. My family life was … More First Relationships Begin
I have written a series of posts about my own experiences with domestic abuse and violence. In order to deal with some painful experiences in my adult life; and to increase my self-confidence and self-understanding, I decided first to write a letter to myself as a little girl. I wrote these several years ago for … More Letter To My Childhood Self
The phoenix was a mythological creature who dates back to Ancient Egypt, but its story has been used for symbolism of similar ideas and beliefs in many cultures. It is usually depicted as a large red and yellow bird, who has no male or eggs in many stories. She is destroyed each year with a … More A Tale of Two Phoenixes
I have heard it said that some miracles are just normal events that happen at unusual times. In other words, sometimes it’s not the occurrence of the event but the timing of when it happens that is a special moment. Several years ago I was driving to Durham in my Toyota RAV 4 to meet … More Two White Butterflies and a TR6
As an older woman with a child’s heart (not the transplanted kind!) I still love to look back on my childhood and remember so many memories of good times with my family. In my earliest years 0 to 4 years old, I lived with my parents at 601 Arlington Avenue, Greenville, South Carolina, where there … More Memories from My Childhood
Sometimes I have to admit that I get joy mixed up with being thankful. The two are different but so intertwined in my life, that I rarely feel one without the other. Most mornings as a child, I was awakened by one of my parents calling out, “Rise and Shine!” (I now know my mom … More The Joy of Life
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