I often compare my child life to the experience of a solider in battle, or rather a soldier in a prison camp. I was terrified from the moment I woke to the moment I put myself to rest at night. There was never a sense of security and safety, my father ruled our home with […]
Posts Tagged ‘recovery’
Don’t give up. L Samsarah Morgan
On 9/11/01 my granddaughter was an infant , about 7 months old. That morning I awoke from a night filled with unsettled and disturbing dreams. I moved slowing out of my room and was greeted by my son’s voice. Robert said. “Mom. the trade center has fallen down.” I remember looking at him with a […]
Pick your battles
When someone is in the midst of being abusive is usually the least effective time to instruct them on this… Get yourself and your soul away from the effects of another’s demons. Though their arrows are pointed at you – the aim is at the heart of the abuser. Know that you deserve better and […]
Some of us are very quick to judge – but very slow to offer aid… Very quick to stand by the sidelines, yet very slow to take the action that democracy truly requires. And then everyone laments at “the way things are”. Denial, projection, and self-seeking are the top 3 American Addictions… Praying for the […]
realities by l. samsarah morgan
A fish who has spent its entire life swimming in pollution, may curse at how clear spring water allows the sun’s brightness to hurt its eyes… Tho’ this be sad – it also may be true. Folks go for what they know – even if it kills them in the end… If you are one […]
The myth of Safety…
The myth of safety I was very fortunate that coming to maturity of as woman paralleled a rather important movement inn this country. This was the self help movement. It’s my opinion that this movement was a both a naturlal result of the civil rights movemment and women’s rights movements because it was about the […]