May I first extend my prayer of love to you. I have known better the dread of Father’s Day than I have known anything else. I hate both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, but I always try to unlearn and retrain myself. The kindest gift my earthy father ever gave me was his death. HisContinue reading “To the Dreary, Dead & Doubtful on this Father’s Day”
Tag Archives: guilt
Worth IS Worthiness
As a noun worth means the value equivalent to that of someone or something under consideration. Oh, that’s interesting. Under whose consideration might be the right question we should be asking ourselves. If under my own consideration, I consider myself quite worthy. Under another’s consideration, if I give them that right, they may consider meContinue reading “Worth IS Worthiness”
Fear of Man/Woman/Persons
Fear with a capital “F” stays with survivors of incest. It was a gift given to us at breakfast, served with soup at lunch, and gluttonously given at the dinner table. Fear had to be consumed by us for these households to operate smoothly. We probably don’t believe that we operate from a fear perspective.Continue reading “Fear of Man/Woman/Persons”
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God didn’t do it. Stop blaming him. You need him. Instead, blame the person who hurt you.
Finding Fault
Growing up in incest, it was placed on me at a very young age, to find fault in myself. I got great at it. I can still be good it at! Finding fault in yourself certainly takes your eyes of the guilty, doesn’t it? These folks are masters at disguise and turn life into aContinue reading “Finding Fault”
The Stench of Guilt
The problem with sexual abuse and crimes that are perpetrated by family members is that most of their victims take the responsibility for the action of that member. This should not be! I had a dream last night that I was driving in a truck with my father (now deceased) and the other man whoContinue reading “The Stench of Guilt”
Associated with Thieves
My father used to tell me that “all people who steal, think that all people are thieves.” The problem with being raised by thieves was my associated connection to their wrong doing. They didn’t steal from the store or an organization. What they robbed was of far greater value. They ripped away my innocence andContinue reading “Associated with Thieves”
The Stench of Guilt
The problem with sexual abuse and crimes that are perpetrated by family members is that most of their victims take the responsibility for the action of that member. This should not be! I had a dream last night that I was driving in a truck with my father (now deceased) and the other man whoContinue reading “The Stench of Guilt”