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Women’s, Family, and Recovery Issues

Taking the Headlong Plunge into Trauma Talkin’ (Part I)

February 20, 2022
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Life Stories, Personal Writings, Short Stories/Creative Writing, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

“Have you ever heard of THERAPY!” This comment was written on social media in response to a friend’s blog-writing/sharing about the four-year-anniversary of the stillbirth of their full term son. It was unclear whether this was a question, or a statement, by the comment, or what their intention was. Right before this ending statement, the comment-maker acknowledged that the death of a child is hard/sad but that it had “been awhile” and then ended with that. Later, she and her...

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Problems and Predicaments

February 3, 2022
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Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

Listening to a podcast last night, I became focused on this statement:“Problems have solutions. Predicaments have outcomes.”That’s an interesting way to frame something… _________The podcast was in reference to issues now embedded in a pretty broad topic of current world interest, not my typical self-help podcasts – Ha. To me, this statement is interesting because it reflects the complexity of most things. Some things truly are problems that can be fairly clearly solved. I would say predicaments might be situations...

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The Safest Place to Be

January 20, 2022
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Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

Life is hard. While filled with abounding joys that I believe God wills for us, I imagine most people still wake up with various worries and go to sleep carrying various burdens. This morning as I center myself in my morning routine of reading, contemplation, prayer and music, I am thinking once again about ideas of fear, dread and safety. Many people in this world daily battle these things in the literal sense, while others battle the same things in...

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I Literally and Unexpectedly Met “Mechanic Barbie” Today!

January 3, 2022
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Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

I seem to be finding myself in some remarkably unusual experiences from time to time, but perhaps that is just how I see things. Whether and how God answers prayer – or for that matter, if He exists – will never be proven. It seems to be an intentional mystery, essential for faith in the Creator and in knowing with what kind of Being we are dealing with… (are we alone in the Universe or does God see and is...

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Reflections on the Art of the Kiss

December 29, 2021
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Life Stories, Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

This afternoon I find myself thinking various thoughts about why humans kiss and the different types of kisses, contexts and meanings. Late one night back in 2013 I found myself spontaneously (starting what would later become an occasional literal practice of mine) kissing a canvas painting goodbye before packing and shipping it. I can remember the thoughts going through my mind. This was a painting from a wedding event – the first I had done after my relocation to the...

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Stand Back, Marley, I Got This!

December 27, 2021
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Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

“When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.” (Proverbs 31:21 NIV) __________ My dreams are big – maybe too big – and I am small, maybe…I fear…too small. Too small for such big dreams at this point in my life. I believe God is big. Very big. Yet I live daily in the tension of trying to follow both internal inclinations and guidance -and external guidances – of many sorts. Just...

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Pear Tree Dream

December 15, 2021
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Life Stories, Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

I feel like writing about dreams today. Dreams…spiritual and natural dreams…and their possible interpretations. This piece may be a little risky…I imagine writing about this may open me up to join the ranks of those in a number of possible positive or negative categories. I guess I’m feeling a little risky today. So, what is new?! When I observe myself sometimes, I recognize that I take a number of (mostly calculated) risks. And of the bigger ones of my life,...

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Is It Written?

December 10, 2021
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Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Life Stories, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

I almost called this The Sovereign-Free-Will Agency of God, Man and Developing Children but by the end of this piece, decided Is It Written? would be more fitting. A little play-on-words and content… I recently read a lengthy review of a book called the Openness of God which deals with our understanding of God’s sovereignty and human free agency and the often pondered quest to understand the secret workings of God in the world and in ourselves. A string of...

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Keeping Your “Doors Open” For Christmas

December 6, 2021
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Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

Mr. Potter : [into the phone] If you close your doors before six p.m., you will never re-open! [there is a loud click as George hangs up] __________ I think there are so many life lessons and metaphors in this classic Christmas film and as I decorate my new home and full, large Christmas tree tonight, alone, I ponder the obvious question: Why am I still doing this? Moreover, why am I still doing much of what I am doing?...

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Refusing to Be Comforted

November 17, 2021
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Life Stories, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

I almost titled this Sequences and Coincidences. I almost titled this Wild Geese. I almost titled this The Belonging of Sammy the Cat.The runner-up title is where I will start…. __________ Yesterday was a difficult day for a number of reasons. It was a periodic day of physical and mental exhaustion and deep discouragement on several levels. A couple of weeks ago I sent separate emails to each of my sons after reaching out to their father and his fiance...

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Eileen Slifer

I am a visual artist who works in a variety of mediums - producing fine art, illustration and design commissions/products for clients. I have been creating since childhood and sharing my giftings for hire since 1989. I also love to write and have been expressing in this way for a number of years in private poems, stories and journals that have been shared with treasured friends or publicly. Thank you for visiting my blog. I value the time and interest you spend on my expressions, and I read every comment.

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