Tag: vulnerability
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Can it not be redeemed? Some thoughts on grief & shame.
It is funny, isn’t it, how events, dates or seasons in the calendar can be marked with a certain mood for us. How they become marred by the shadow of a specific experience. Birthdays for me have become a little bit this way. At first I thought, no birthdays with kids just hit different. And…
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What do you name your coffee machine? On Control, Surrender & Obedience.
I have been thinking a great deal about Hagar of late. The context for this is a little strange, I’ll admit, but bear with me (yes, I say that a lot). We are grateful to have wonderful cafes in our area. Including workers who take time to learn our name (more than some co-workers do!)…
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Vulnerability over Pride – on why choosing pride over vulnerability does not serve us well.
I recently finished reading The Maid and loved the interesting perspective on life, relationships and emotions narrated by the protagonist. The excerpt below reflects on why we withhold from telling the whole truth, especially about our pain and hurts, to our loved ones; “That’s the trouble with pain. It’s as contagious as a disease. It…
letters and lattes 