Because Sweet Greg did not flinch, pout, or punish me for declaring myself absolutely physically and emotionally unavailable for the weekend, I feel beyond humbled…
Author: Magda Gee
I am in a program of recovery for those whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking, drug use, mental illness. I am newly learning faith, hope, and courage, practices not witnessed by me, in my childhood, with my family. Sadly, No Contact, as a last resort, is how I keep safe from diminishing words and actions directed at me. I think I have listened for the last time to how I deserve mistreatment. By holding out for something more wholesome and loving, I have been both banished and demanded to return. I prefer serenity to proximity. I will continue with my program and faith in the best possible outcome, so long as I do my part-- to stalk GOD as if my life depends on it.
I struggled mightily, since my earliest days. My formative experience strongly suggested my defectiveness as the cause, willfully imposing, as only an asshole would, on those…
I never tire of this reading and continue hoping that it may become a more common practice– reaching for The Third Way– in times of…
Last week as I relished a much-needed break from being used, taken advantage of, I was able to feel a smidge of compassion for the…
Shame is confirmation of emotional and spiritual unwellness. I know of no other thing which will so swiftly turn a person to unkindness, dishonesty, and…
I am feeling agitated over how our new before and after school arrangement is no good for my sons. It is the consequence of my decision…
This past Sunday, rather than attending the regular service, I sat in on the Middle School Group of girls at a new church, with a…
So odd to return to a campus in which I attended undergrad. Literally, it felt mostly unfamiliar, possibly because I am now in a different…
I left our last wrestling match feeling discouraged by my boys’ attitudes and conduct, recognizing OUR need for guidance on how to be solid citizens,…
Natural consequences are outcomes that happen as a result of behavior, which are not planned or controlled. For example, if a student cuts in front…