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…and Now That We’re Old, and Ready to Go…We Get to Thinkin’ What Happened a Long Time Ago…

June 30, 2024
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Personal Writings, Writings

The title of this piece comes from a line of a song that has always meant a lot to me, and I suppose I’m about to turn something completely on its head in transposed context. First, I want to acknowledge that there could be some reading who might feel some difficult feelings in reading parts of this piece, perhaps, especially if they were unable or were never given the opportunity to become a parent, or if they have lost a...

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Between the Three Children There Have Been Six Suicide Attempts

March 2, 2023
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

I listened to this interview tonight and quite honestly, I’ve never heard of a situation quite like this. All kinds of thoughts will be surely and rightfully ignited by this woman’s story. I don’t think anything I could write about it would compare with the words of the interviewer at one point toward the end. I take the title from a statement that Tracy Shannon made, as she shared her heart-wrenching story. “I’m blown away by the suffering of your...

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When All You Think About is Who Has Power: Deconstructionism and Intellectual Sleight-of-Hand

December 26, 2022
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

I am listening to a very good podcast and need to pass it along for those who share in the pursuit of truth, morality, faith, justice and a host of other things from a vantage point that embraces both the individual (in the best sense) and objective truth and is not grounded in destructive ideology that feigns moral and intellectual integrity. I am beginning to lament various amounts of my gravitation toward some of the popular, influential deconstructionist voices that...

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The Failed Divorce

November 24, 2022
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Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

“Divorce doesn’t fix anything. It just exchanges one set of problems for another.” ~ words of a dear friend spoken to me somewhere around the late 80’s or early 90’s The term failed marriage is routine, these days. But no one really speaks with any seeming clarity about the failed divorce beyond the immediate aftermath and point of bringing minor children to the legal age of adulthood. I really don’t know of many – if any – specific materials or...

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I Cannot Come

August 19, 2022
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Life Stories, Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

I seem to be in some situation where I cannot truly plan how to navigate the seemingly endless string of plaguing locusts in my situation. I mean, I plan, and plan well…however…. This morning I inwardly reflect on another day awoken to here where seemingly unnecessary things are before me, thwarting and sapping me of every bit of mental, emotional and physical stamina when I’m barely finished my coffee after a good eight hours sleep. “Lord Jesus, what do I...

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The Words Which Were Actually Spoken…

August 14, 2022
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Life Stories, My Poetry, Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

On any given day, I have a lot of words in my mind of all sorts. On any given day, I take in a lot of words from external sources. On any given day, I output a lot of words, more or less…in various ways, for better or worse. During the past year or more, I seem to be taking more note of the full moon and various related things that seem to come my way during this time. While...

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Trauma Talkin’ Part IV: The Metamorphosis – Eileen Becomes a Woman

March 13, 2022
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Life Stories, Personal Writings, Short Stories/Creative Writing, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

To fully appreciate this most recently created audio-visual presentation, I suggest familiarizing with what I shared in this previous entry TRAUMA TALKIN’ PART II: SORRY YOU’VE GOT THE WRONG NUMBER since it might answer some of the common questions of who, what, where, when, how and why I have these very peculiar tape recordings made by my mother during the mid-70’s, and how I am attempting to use them in a creative, processing-ly (ongoing) healing and expressive way. I also...

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When God Refused to Be Held Hostage; and When God Became Ransom

October 30, 2021
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Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Religion, Politics and Current Events

Today I am thinking about the parable of the lost son and the father’s position taken. There are three parables that come to mind from the gospel of Luke, Chapter 15, about lost things or creatures: a coin, a sheep and a son. Why a coin? (Luke 15:8-10) Because a coin has value. Why a sheep? (Luke 15:3-6) Well…sheep are good examples of creatures that are generally cared for by one who has reason to care for their well-being. Why...

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My Life Wasn’t Supposed to be This Way

October 14, 2021
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Personal Writings

Reflections on perseverant daily living when our life feels engulfed in fearful situations that seem to have no hope and no end.

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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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