I just returned from a week end in Chicago with fourteen dear friends from high school. There are so many sweet memories running through my mind that I don't know which one to savor first and longest. Starting with my roommate is no doubt a good beginning. Ellen is her name and we hadn't been particularly close in high school but we were in the same group. We called ourselves "the Superlatives." We were certain then, that we were, and deserved to be, the envy of all the other girls in the school. Needless to say we made a few enemies along the way. B[...]
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4 At a gathering last night we were discussing how emotionally wounded most of us had been at some point on our journey. This led to the realization that most "sufferers" have experienced their woundedness within a very intimate relationship. For some the wound is unhealed. For others, seeing it from a new perspective offered hope. Many of the wise among us (Caroline Myss comes to mind) say all relationships are quite intentional in fact, which implies that the wounds might well be intentional too. This may seem like a far-fetched idea. It certainly was t[...]
EVERY EXPERIENCE IS OFFERING THE NEXT “RIGHT” LESSON AND THE RIGHT PARTNER TO LEARN IT WITH. This idea can be exceedingly comforting. The past is not a pretty sight for many of us who finally wander into the rooms of recovery. My early life was replete with experiences that were ugly, oftentimes dangerous, and according to others, on the edge of insanity far too often. But I survived them all and I have a story that has, on occasion, been helpful to some one who has come to me for guidance. I developed hope eventually, hope that my life could be as sa[...]
