Today I am grateful for any and all opportunities to achieve Fulfilment.
I feel very fortunate indeed to be able to devote all the time I need to create artistic pieces I love that I can wear, use and even sell. When I get to deliver a custom handmade piece, the reaction I get to see just thrills me!
Also donating what I can to fundraisers in my area to auction off also pleases me, but it isn't enough for me. I want and I need to do more, much more.
I do not want to be stuck in yearning, I want to achieve fulfilment! I believe that this is doable for EACH and EVERY one of us! What do you love to do more than anything at all? What brings you the MOST joy and happiness ever? Why aren't you doing that daily?
Clear out those cobwebs and obstacles in front of you and go for it. We do only live one life, why not make it your absolute BEST!!??
Born into a family of monsters who drove me to addiction and self-loathing, I, now a 61-year-old, have been sober since 11-16-2007. I am proud of that! Now, more than anything, I want people to see that a life beginning in unspeakable child abuse and domestic violence can heal and blossom into a happy and productive life.
Topics I Know Firsthand
- Welcome
- About Me and My Credentials Regarding Surviving Child Abuse
- Blog Goals
- I Recommend Psych Central Because
- Where to Find Me on the Web
- Why 365 Days
- 365 Days of Believing and Achieving
- 365 Days of Crafting FUN
- 365 Days of Gaming
- 365 Days of Gratitude Inspiration
- 365 Days of Great Sayings Inspiration
- 365 Days of Increasing Mental Illness Awareness
- 365 Days of Joy and Laughter Inspiration
- 365 Days of Recovery and Personal Growth
- 365 Days of Recovery in Baby Steps
- 365 Days of Repairing Self-Esteem
- 365 Days of Steadily Improving Contented Recovery Lifestyle
- **********TRIGGER WARNINGS*********
- 365 Days of My Alcoholic Addiction
- 365 Days of Child Abuse
- 365 Days of Chronic Fatigue, Illness, and Pain
- 365 Days of Clinical Depression
- 365 Days of Co-Dependency
- 365 Days of Covert Predators
- 365 Days of Domestic Violence
- 365 Days of Incest and Sexual Abuse
- 365 Days of My Cruel, Sadistic, Psychopath Mother
- 365 Days of Repressed Memories
- 365 Days of Sibling Abuse
- 365 Days of Overeating
- Getting OUT of Poverty
- Suicide Darkness
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
Gratitude for 11-25-2013 and Being True to My Capabilities
Today I am profoundly grateful that I know that I do not have to hide my brains from anyone, any more ever again. I can let that light shine proudly and true.
When I was in the second grade, we were given aptitude tests. My results were such that my teacher advised my mother to place me in advanced classes. I remember Mother's expression and her terse words to my teacher, Sister Rosetta: " It will do her more harm than good".
As I continued my schooling, I remember finishing my math workbooks for the entire year by Thanksgiving. One of my teachers realized that I had and she praised me for my accomplishment. Well, my classmates hated me for it and ostracized me for that. I dumbed down in a futile attempt to fit in.
I realized only a handful of years ago that my mother was threatened by anyone who she perceived as better than her, so she was not about to encourage my schooling in areas where I could excel.
I know that I no longer need to or even want to continue dumbing myself down. I know I am intelligent and I choose to develop that to the very best of my capabilities.
When I was in the second grade, we were given aptitude tests. My results were such that my teacher advised my mother to place me in advanced classes. I remember Mother's expression and her terse words to my teacher, Sister Rosetta: " It will do her more harm than good".
As I continued my schooling, I remember finishing my math workbooks for the entire year by Thanksgiving. One of my teachers realized that I had and she praised me for my accomplishment. Well, my classmates hated me for it and ostracized me for that. I dumbed down in a futile attempt to fit in.
I realized only a handful of years ago that my mother was threatened by anyone who she perceived as better than her, so she was not about to encourage my schooling in areas where I could excel.
I know that I no longer need to or even want to continue dumbing myself down. I know I am intelligent and I choose to develop that to the very best of my capabilities.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Gratitude for 11-09-2013 and Being Grateful for Mental Health Improvements
Today and every day, I am very grateful for the improvements I am seeing in my mental health. I see improvements daily and I am determined to continue to PLOUGH THROUGH the issues that need to be tossed out and replace them with healthy, productive and creative behaviour!
I am soooo much happier than I can even remember! And I am happy Every Single Day!! I have, with the help of excellent psychological tools and a fantastic psychotherapist, resolved some huge and far reaching poisonous issues that have plagued me for decades! I get to crank them out by their roots and banish them from me, never to return! I am surrounded by loving, funny and creative people who I know love me and want the best for me just as I do for them!
I am truly blessed and richer than I ever dreamed I would be!
I am soooo much happier than I can even remember! And I am happy Every Single Day!! I have, with the help of excellent psychological tools and a fantastic psychotherapist, resolved some huge and far reaching poisonous issues that have plagued me for decades! I get to crank them out by their roots and banish them from me, never to return! I am surrounded by loving, funny and creative people who I know love me and want the best for me just as I do for them!
I am truly blessed and richer than I ever dreamed I would be!
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Gratitude for 11-06-2013 and Being Grateful for Everyone Who Helped Me Save My Life
Today I am profoundly grateful for all the people who have been in and are in my life who have helped me turn from that path of self-destruction I was once on.
Over the years, I have encountered so many quality people who have touched my life in so many wonderful ways! And at the time, I had no idea what was happening to me, I didn't know that it would all add up and I would be whole again.
I am also profoundly grateful for all of the tools I have learned and for the opportunities to learn more. My life has been forever changed!!
Over the years, I have encountered so many quality people who have touched my life in so many wonderful ways! And at the time, I had no idea what was happening to me, I didn't know that it would all add up and I would be whole again.
I am also profoundly grateful for all of the tools I have learned and for the opportunities to learn more. My life has been forever changed!!
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Gratitude for 11-02 2013 and Being Grateful for My Improving My Self-Esteem
Today I am profoundly grateful for being able to work through and process old hurts and pains and for being able to improve my self-esteem.
Life is so MUCH More FUN now!! So many things I used to worry about are gone and I feel stronger and better about myself. And getting to learn about setting boundaries and keeping them intact is getting easier for me. Before I was a very insecure frightened and followed along without speaking up for myself and I found myself going along with things I really didn't want to do. Now, after careful consideration, I can do what I want and I don't have to do what I don't.
Life is becoming a LOT of FUN for me now!!
Life is so MUCH More FUN now!! So many things I used to worry about are gone and I feel stronger and better about myself. And getting to learn about setting boundaries and keeping them intact is getting easier for me. Before I was a very insecure frightened and followed along without speaking up for myself and I found myself going along with things I really didn't want to do. Now, after careful consideration, I can do what I want and I don't have to do what I don't.
Life is becoming a LOT of FUN for me now!!
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