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Defined by God, Not Humans
Yesterday on my Facebook page I shared a meme about the impact of growing up in a dysfunctional or abusive home on the ability to make decisions, even small ones. With that meme, I also shared two things I have personally used to overcome decision paralysis because it is a very common struggle for folks.…
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Strategic Chaos
God will put us in blessed places.That doesn’t mean they are always easy.Sometimes a blessed place is a hard place or a chaotic place.It also doesn’t mean blessed places are for us to get something that feels good to us.It means there is something about us that needs to be put into that messy situation…
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Thank you, Veterans.
In 1987 I aspired to become a marine. I heard the recruiting information, asked questions, and thought I understood what being a marine (or a soldier) meant. I realized a long time ago I didn’t understand. I understood the honor of wearing the uniform, but I didn’t understand the commitment of wearing the uniform. I…
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Really, the Holidays are Happy
I have considered deleting my post from yesterday about the holidays and being tired of grief because, once again, I evidently didn’t communicate well. The point that I was trying to make is that holidays for a lot of people come with all the emotions, and I know people who are stuck in their grief…
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The Happier Holidays
Recently someone asked me if I am going to do my typical series of posts on grief and the holidays. No. I’m not. The truth is I am tired of grief. I have been posting about grief and the holidays and grief and birthdays and grief and anniversaries and grief in general for over 10…
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Time
Lately, I have been thinking about time a lot. My brother died at the age of 57, which may sound old to some but others realize how very young that is. His birthday is next month, and I have been trying to plan for how to celebrate him, which really means I am trying to…
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My Personal Strategies for Moving Through Sadness, Change, and Hard Life Places
My post today from my personal Facebook page… In the last few days I’ve had multiple conversations about depression and grief, and I thought I would share some of my “wisdom” here, too. First, when my husband moved out, mom died, husband died, stepfather blamed me for Mom’s death, brother went into a deep depression,…
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Being the Prevention for Suicide
We know the number one predictor of suicide is isolation. That could be physical isolation such as someone is alone most of the time due to physical limits, due to mental or emotional limits, or due to choice. It could be mental emotional isolation such as feeling like no one cares about you, that the…
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Suicide: Why Don’t “Strong” People Talk?
In my previous post I made reference to strong people still facing incredibly hard things and needing a place to talk and be safe. In several conversations I have had over the years the topic of strong people not asking for help has been tossed in, and usually there is a tone of criticism and…
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988 — National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
I have been debating whether to write about this or not, but I think there needs to be some honest conversation, and y’all know I am not one to hide from those. Having said that, this is a hard topic, and I am going to take a few posts and talk about it. I am…
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