Tag: divorce recovery
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Remarkable
Looking for 💘 meaning and connection in mostly good places Food. Talent. Power. Pleasure. Substances. Academia. Conclusion: unreliable sack of broken 💔 wind, Then came you: Lovely abundance Righteously impervious to outrageous fortune’s slings and arrows Beauty in places where I’ve been burnt I pass right through~Joyfully rolling with the strangely intangible punches Dressed in…
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Loneliness 🌼
I want to be a deep spirited friend to the people in my life. I’ve learned early (like preverbal) that I could not count on anyone. Therefore: I’ve tended to be deeply lonely. (Instructive thought) Jesus has answered that need finally ( well I let Him answer that need finally ) now that I’m 50.…
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Instead of 🌹
Isaiah 61:1-7 “…To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes The oil of joy instead of mourning And a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair…”
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Unfairness
Lord God our Father,No one gets to live on this earth without getting touched by injustice or betrayal. No one. You know about injustice and betrayal–for certain. Two specific things come to mind that I am heartsore over: three betrayals within my own extended family system and/or neighborhood. I’m sorry for hanging on to…
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Deep cleansing breath 🌾
Great devotions at my YouVersion today We’re reading about hope in the midst of heartbreak. Here’s what I was telling my friends: This is remarkable to me. 🌻 encouraging.🌻 Heartening. 🌻 I have been stuck ( mostly ) in bed for eight years. Sick for ten years. I feel forgotten often. Picked on. Unfairly treated.…
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Blue Christmas 🎄
Unmet holiday expectations.Misunderstandings. Hurt feelings. Ok. Deep breath. ________ are people of good will. Doin’ the best they can. They don’t know how to do better. And part of that is on me. (But not all of it.) #12 step #amendsarehard Hurt people…hurt people. Am I the only one? I wonder. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress/art-20047544 Stress, depression and…
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Common ground
Lord God our Father,No one gets to live on this earth without getting touched by injustice or betrayal. No one. You know about injustice and betrayal–for certain. Two specific things come to mind that I am heartsore over: three betrayals within my own extended family system and/or neighborhood. I’m sorry for hanging on to these…
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Things i love
Tea light candles plumeria or honeysuckle scent Looking out the early morning window to see that it has snowed Fresh cut flowers Guitar 🎸 music Sugarless chocolate 🍫 (be careful–its laxative) Drive to the coast Cozy mysteries – current fave Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn Dusting and making order and beauty Really sharp chef knives…