An Anniversary of Sorts
If you’re not familiar with the story that broke in NOLA you can view it here.
Learning Forgiveness & Trust
It’s not that I did anything “wrong” but learning to stop the old tapes of being told I was worthless (“you’re fat, ugly, and stupid”) takes time. I had to learn to forgive myself for not always being present as a mother, a friend, a teacher, or as a Priestess. I had to learn to […]
It’s the Little Things
“Potentially evil. Potentially good, too, I suppose. Just this huge powerful potentiality waiting to be shaped.” ― Neil Gaiman, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
In Which I Discuss the True Nature of Evil
According to Merriam-Webster, evil is defined as follows: evil adjective\ ˈē-vəl, British often and the US sometimes ˈē-(ˌ)vil\eviler or eviller; evilest or evillestDefinition of evil (Entry 1 of 3) 1a: morally reprehensible: SINFUL, WICKEDan evil impulse b: arising from actual or imputed bad character or conducta person of evil reputation 2a archaic: INFERIOR b: […]
Domestic Violence in the News
In this space, I will share articles that I have found hopeful, infuriating, interesting, and other adjectives. You Can Get PTSD From Staying In An Emotionally Damaging Relationship – Stop pretending you understand why she stays or why she cannot force herself to leave even if she says she wants to. Stop shaming the people […]
Ancient History
Every story needs some background. A place to put things into context. To accomplish this, I’m relying on posts from a failed blog attempt some years ago. Bear with me as I try to put some of the mosaics of my life in order to help make the forward movement make sense: It didn’t start […]
Recognizing Abuse in the 21st Century
One of the classic traits of an abuser is how they isolate their victim from support networks. When I lived in a van and traveled all over the country my “support” was only localized for a few days at a time in each location and most of the time I was incapable of recognizing the […]