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“I adored my husband. He was my knight in shining armor: the one who protected and spoiled me the way my father never did. I hoisted him onto a pedestal, ignoring his human qualities on full display. Until life, through series of unexpected events, revealed my husband as a traumatized messy human just like me. […]
Read More >>I cannot say I missed my husband when I was away. There was nothing missing. I was with my mother – where I wanted to be. My needs were met. It wasn’t a sacrifice to leave home for 3 weeks, it was a choice. I enjoyed being where I was. When time came to return […]
Read More >>Three weeks with my mother flew by. And yet, there was ENOUGH time. I left my mom yesterday morning with a feeling of satisfaction and peace. I am filled with gratitude, because although it wasn’t always perfect – it somehow ended up perfect just the way it was. The most pronounced feeling that I left […]
Read More >>Spending time with my mama is so bittersweet. There’s sadness and there’s sweetness weaved together all the time. I keep trying to have a conversation to get to a depth I need, but it gets interrupted by some banality every time. Then there are occasions when spontaneously we get to a depth I seek and […]
Read More >>When relating to my mom, it’s better when I remember that I’m not only her child, but a grown up, too. I’m more gentle and compassionnate when I remember that I’m a mother, too. And that sometimes I’m not ready for a conversation that is difficult in the moment when one of my daughters needs […]
Read More >>Traveling tomorrow to be with my mom. Three weeks. I wanted it to be a good chunk of time. Last time we properly connected was 5 years ago, when we spent 6 weeks together. We shared a lot. I felt seen, understood then. I cried with sadness when she left, really felt the separation. Since […]
Read More >>At 55 I still allow myself to dream! The way I live my life now it seems strange to even focus on my age and dreaming, like it’s something exceptional or out of the norm. I now spend a great majority of my time dreaming, setting intentions about all the things that I still want […]
Read More >>Most of the people whom I have confronted about the pain I felt they’ve caused me, were either in denial of the event or its impact (my parents) or perceived it as something completely different (my partner, friends). I learned that in most cases what caused me the pain was my own interpretation of events […]
Read More >>Our craving to be loved is often confused with our capacity to love. The greater is our need to be loved, the more it reveals that we are still fearful, anxious, and dependent on others. Viewing others as love deliverers dehumanizes them. We are not really taking them in or seeing them for a sovereign […]
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