I must begin by giving 100% credit to author Martha Beck. She came up with this ingenious idea. I’m only sharing it with you because I think it’s so wonderful. Those of us with dysfunctional families know that holidays can be more than challenging. Some things are predictable. Some things are not. But regardless of …
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Strange Day (NPE/MPE)—Day 19/30
Photo by Don Today has been a strange day for a number of reasons. The weather has turned too cold too quickly. We’re trying to plan for some holiday stuff and personal stuff. And I just feel a bit “off" today. Then I remembered that today would have been my mom’s 87th birthday. And tomorrow …
Challah (NPE/MPE) —Day 18/30
Photo from Unsplash Several weeks ago I told my husband that I wanted to buy some challah. That’s a bigger deal than it sounds because we have to drive about 40 minutes to get it. But I really wanted it.It seemed so strange to me. For most of my life I have not allowed myself …
More on the NPE/MPE Journey
Photo by Dinah I wrote this piece originally for DNAngels blog. You can see more of their blog posts and services here https://www.dnangels.org/blog NPE/MPE = people with misattributed parentage such as… Adoptees, Donor Conceived, people who are the product of affairs, rape, or incest… There are so many uncertainties in any NPE/MPE situation. Let’s look …
Mom…#10minchallenge Day 4
Photo be Dinah (c) Prompt- What remains of my mom in me…. I was thinking about my mom today even before I received the daily challenge prompt. I don’t think I’ve ever written about her. I guess it’s time…. My mom died when I was 31. But I had lost her to alcoholism long before…probably …
Another “Awareness” Month
Photo courtesy of DNAngels (This post was written for DNAngels and can also be seen on their blog at http://www.dnangels.org) We all know that every month is an awareness month for something. There is Alzheimer’s awareness month, cancer awareness month, disability awareness month… And so on. And let’s face it… For most of these things, …
Wisdom Wednesday 3/10/21
Photo by Dinah (c) Shame Hello Dear Friends! Welcome back to Wisdom Wednesday. Obviously I have some work to do around this since I completely forgot to post last week Wednesday… Everything has its learning curve I guess! I was recently interviewed for a podcast. The podcast is called Sex, Lies and the Truth. Each …
If we were having coffee…1/30/21
Photo by Dinah (c) If we were having coffee.....Hello my friend! Always wonderful to see you! Please grab a cup of coffee and make yourself comfy. Seems to be a good day to catch up… So how are you? I hope you’re finding some things to keep you warm and cozy, both inside and out. …
The Way -NaNoPoBlano Challenge Day 29/30
Spiritual seekers particularly are on a quest to understand life; we want to examine our own lives and find meaning in what we do and who we are. We find meaning in the seeking itself. Every step along the way is the Way.~ Lama Surya Das 💚www.earthschoolharmony.com The above is copied from a Facebook post …
NPE/MPE Arriving at Truth -NaNoPoBlano Challenge Day 28/30
“You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in your …
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NPE/MPE Truths- Coming Out Of The Closet One Blog Post At A Time
Weekend Coffee Share 11/27/20 - NaNoPoBlano Challenge Day 27/30 Hello my friend!Wonderful to have you drop by for coffee! I’ve come to look forward to coffee share time. These days, we have to take our socialization where we can get it! Right? So fill your cup with something you love and get comfy. I want …
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Patience Please! – NaNoPoBlano Challenge Day 17/30
Photo taken, once again, by my husband! My dear friend Jo said to me years ago, “Dinah, immediate gratification is too slow for you!” And, of course he was spot on! I’m so bad at waiting. I feel like I’m walking a razor’s edge trying to be patient AND proactive. It seems to me that …
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Living the Questions-NaNoPoBlano Challenge Day 16/30
“I beg you, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live …
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If we were having coffee 11/14/20 -NaNoPoBlano Challenge Day 14/30
Good Morning my friend! Oh so good to see you! How was your week? I’m hoping all is well in your world. If we were having coffee I’d want you to go beyond the word “fine” and really tell me how you are. What frustrated you this week? Was it resolved, at least in your …
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Writing Stew-NaNoPoBlano Challenge Day 8
Pensive Moments Well, I’m about 2 1/2 weeks into blogging and one week into the 4 week NaNoPoBlano Challenge. And today I’m stewing. I have about eight different blog posts started and I’m trying to decide which ones to actually finish and post.I’m realizing that blogging is an art unto itself. There is certainly a …
Hiraeth-NaNoPoBlano Day 3
Hiraeth is a Welsh word for homesickness or nostalgia, an earnest longing or desire, or a sense of regret. The feeling of longing for a home that never was. A deep and irrational bond felt with a time, era, place or person. -Wikipedia This vague nostalgia, this homesickness for a place I’ve never been has …
Watershed Moments….
What started at age 18 was confirmed at age 55 thanks to 23&Me.....When something known in the gut is finally confirmed to the mind, time stands still and the scene becomes burned into cellular memory.I was 18 and my life had been difficult and not of my own making. My father won custody of me …
What if….
What if I told you that I’ve been reading UNTAMED by Glennon Doyle and that one of her statements continues to follow me around? She says: “Shamelessness is my spiritual practice!” WOW!What if I told you that I now have been wondering who I would be if I were shameless? Could the me-ness that I’ve …
With Angels and Elephants 