Poem Saturday

Tell me not, in mournful numbers,Life is but an empty dream!For the soul is dead that slumbers,And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest!And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou art, to dust returnest,Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,Is our destined end or way;But

Still in Mourning

Hi all, I’m still here and still in mourning. My nephew was a special guy. He was a courageous young man, an avid hunter and fisher. He was kind and considerate. The memorial service was so hard for me to get through. It was beautiful and sad. My brother was broken up as well as

In Mouring

Today I’m on my way to Montana to say goodbye to my 16-year-old nephew. He was killed in a car accident. My heart and soul are broken due to this terrible tragedy. The pain is amongst unbearable. I used to watch him and his older brother in my daycare. We were very close. Please pray

Quote Sunday

“Bad things do happen how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.” – Walter

Poem Saturday

A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tell me not, in mournful numbers,Life is but an empty dream!For the soul is dead that slumbers,And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest!And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou art, to dust returnest,Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment,

Darkness

This image and quote is exactly how I feel most days. I look inside myself and I am scared of what I see. I have a darkness inside me due to the SRA, CSA, and being a part of a dysfunctional family. I know I need to find a way to move through the darkness

So tired

I have been struggling with poor sleep for a couple of months. I am getting about 3 hours of sleep per night. The tiredness I feel is so invasive. It has taken over my life. I think my medications are to blame. My psychiatrist encouraged me to get ECT so I am looking at that

Poem Saturday

 CINDY WILLIAMS GUTIÉRREZ“THE SMALL CLAIM OF BONES” what my body knowsis not a lie it’s nota lie i tell you it is notit’s nothing short of truthand nothing largermy past lodgesin my marrow and ifi wanted a transplantthere’d be no matchothers’ sorrows dwarfmy petty traumas stillthese bones are minewhen they creakwhen they moanwhen they whinethere’s

What Is SRA?

Satanic/occult ritual abuse will also include acts which were listed under spiritual abuse and ritual abuse. – Religion is heavily involved, mainly in the involvement of worship to satan, as well as including pagan rituals and witchcraft. – The abuse that is part of the ceremonies involved with satanic ritual abuse is often quite severe, bizarre,

Quote Sunday

“There is no timestamp on trauma. There isn’t a formula that you can insert yourself into to get from horror to healed. Be patient. Take up space. Let your journey be the balm.” – Dawn Serra Trauma is a tough nut to crack. Some people can heal rapidly from a traumatic event. Others, like myself,