The Spiritual Eclectic

Tag: wounds

  • Showing your Injuries

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    Lorna Tedder
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    Photo copyright by Aislinn Bailey; all rights reserved. When someone I dislike does something to hurt me, especially intentionally, I want to bare my teeth and claws and think nothing of going for the jugular.  If they do something to someone I care about, I’ll shred them without thinking.  When someone I care about does…

  • The Opportunity of Parenthood

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    Lorna Tedder
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    Photo credit by Jon Kneller; creative commons license It’s said that, if you have children, you get to see the world through their eyes.  But it’s not so much a different perspective as a huge opportunity to rewrite your own childhood.  Most people I know had terrible childhoods.  It’s rare to find someone who had…