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"Miserableness is like a small germ I've had inside me as long as I can remember. And sometimes it starts wiggling." - Graham Green

"I have often regretted my speech, never my silence." - Publius, Greek sage "Think first, talk less." - Charles Swindoll

I am so sorry you experienced this. I've lived with chronic nightmares and chronic night terrors for many years. Frequently my husband has to shake me awake because I'm screaming uncontrollably. He dislikes doing this because I also suffer from chronic insomnia and rarely sleep. Let me share...

Kittens!!!! Always felines! Mittens or gloves?

Overheard: My 7 year-old grandson - "Dad, what's a Democrat?" My son - "It's kind of a grown up thing...uh...Joe Biden is a Democrat." My grandson - "Oh, a Democrat is a grandpa?"

Firefly...lots of them with kids chasing after them giggling with delight...so much fun! Scavenger hunt or hayride?

Hoping and praying all went !

"I sat with my anger long enough until she told me her name was grief." - unknown

"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful...Beauty is God's handwriting." Charles Kingsley

Thank you for your welcome! My husband, one of six children, was raised on a farm and has only one brother. I refer to his brother and his wife as being "a cross between the late sixties and outer space." I am, indeed, now transplanted joyfully into rural life. The high school sits between two...

Thank you for your encouraging words! It's difficult in today's world, especially for people who are struggling with past trauma and deep hurts from betrayals and fractured relationships, to find safe spaces. I appreciate the reassurance that this is one of those places. It is also so nice to...

Thank you for your kind welcome. It is appreciated more than you could ever know. 💜

This became a big problem for me years ago. At the time I didn't realize I was suffering from depersonalization. It was perfectly normal for me to check out of ongoing conversations with a group of a friends or mentally disconnect whenever, wherever. Sometimes I would snap back when my friends...

Recovery...I will always be recovering. That's okay. Life is a journey...often an adventure, but never ever dull. I grew up in the suburbs of a large city in a big, beautiful house. As the youngest of 8 children, in our abusive dysfunctional family I not only received all kinds of parental...

"Hope is a function of struggle." - Brene Brown

I've debated weighing in on this question. I grew up in an extremely abusive, dysfunctional family. The best gift I was ever blessed with was repression. For most of my life the turmoil of my childhood was blanked out. I knew my family was horrible and I was treated terribly, but the specifics...

My daughter has Raynaud's Disease, which is an autoimmune disease that causes a hypersensitivity to cold. Her feet get ulcerated in the winter. She is always cold, even in the summer. Her lips and hands turn purple. I have fibromyalgia which also causes sensitivity to cold (and just about...

I am a victim of several medical traumas - both physical and psychiatric. As a result I was told by my neurologist that I have "PTSD on top of PTSD." My current method of dealing with it is to totally refuse any further medical treatment or be referred to any other specialists. Since I have...

I always thought it was normal not to remember huge parts of my childhood - years, holidays, etc. I thought everyone's mind functioned that way. When I went away to college the girls discussed their families and backgrounds to get acquainted. I realized I didn't possess the same "data base" of...