Dear Readers,
I hope that you have had a lovely December. I am looking forward to longer days with more sunshine, even though I know that is still months away. I cling to that thought to get through the dark, damp winter months.
This week we explore acceptance. It is hard to accept things that we do not like. I’m working on learning to tolerate the things that I am not able to change. Tolerating is the first step towards acceptance.
Be kind to yourself, and remember to nourish your body, mind, and spirit.
Your moderator
Kira
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this is the place where i rest
learning how
to stop
imploding
from
the outside
in
has been a
challenge
for me
beginning
with my arrival,
no body
there
to soften
my fall.
so tell me,
what was i
to do
but fall
hard
into days
and nights
of
oblivion,
searching
for comfort,
desperate
for faster
and faster
ways
to stop
feeling
so
alone.
i knew
that marrying
him
was a sin
against myself
but i,
full of insatiable
hunger
wanted so much
to believe he was
my
soft place
to fall that
i
failed to hear
my timorous
voice that said
“no no no.”
today
after decades
of self abasement, i
reclaim myself.
finally,
i choose myself
over the pain,
over the disassociation,
over the chaos.
saying yes
to my life,
saying “katharine
i see you.
you matter,
you belong
here in
this glorious mess
of a world.”
klove