Day 41: Ps. 41:5, “My enemies speak evil against me, ‘When will he die, and his name perish?’” We’re going to go through almost the entirety of Psalm 41 in this chapter: it’s so smart on the subjects of betrayal and social isolation—and on the Heavenly perspective on these devastating attacks on humanity. Here theContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Excerpt from The Discard Devotional, Season Two: Strength”
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Wednesday’s Child: Excerpt from The Discard Devotional, Season One: Comfort
I’m starting a short series today of excerpts from a project that I’ve been working on for about 3 years, a devotional that I started writing based on the Bible passages that got me through the most intense period of trauma and recovery from narcissistic discard. To be honest I’m nervous about sharing this projectContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Excerpt from The Discard Devotional, Season One: Comfort”
Wednesday’s Child: The Sword of Damocles
For all of us who are a few years past AP History… “The Sword of Damocles” was an Ancient Greek morality tale about a courtier who wanted to be king. Damocles was a hanger-on in the court of the tyrant Dionysius II of Sicily, and one day he got carried away with his flattery andContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: The Sword of Damocles”
Wednesday’s Child: With your shield or on it
Among the ancient Greeks the Spartans fielded the most feared and skillful hoplites, or infantrymen. They were famous for their ascetic lifestyles, training in martial arts from the age of seven. Spartans disdained luxuries of every sort in order to harden themselves for battle and keep their egos in check. (A visiting traveler once quippedContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: With your shield or on it”
Aikido and Rhetoric: Opposites Attract
The heart of a human being is no different from the soul of heaven and earth. In your practice always keep in your thoughts the interaction of heaven and earth, fire and water, yin and yang. Morihei Ueshiba, The Art of Peace I think that if one were to order all mankind to bring togetherContinue reading “Aikido and Rhetoric: Opposites Attract”
Wednesday’s Child: Emotional Stereovision
During the process of being discarded by my ex-husband, the toughest part to wrap my head around was how, in his head in the space of a week or so, I could go from his beloved wife–whom he posted glowing pictures of and tributes to on social media, whom he told how lucky he wasContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Emotional Stereovision”
Wednesday’s Child: Vertigo
On a Friday, I know…. This essay was written about three years ago. Vertigo is what you feel when your brain fails to reconcile two different sets of sensory cues about your situation: say, when you’re reading a book in the car, and your eyes tell your brain you’re sitting still, but the swaying carContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Vertigo”
Aikido and Rhetoric: Love
Loyalty and devotion lead to true bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifices creates trust in the power of love. Morihei Ueshiba, The Art of Peace This, Phaedrus and you others, is what Diotima told me, and I am persuaded of it; in which persuasion I pursue my neighbors, toContinue reading “Aikido and Rhetoric: Love”
Wednesday’s Child: Leveling Up
I have decided that recovering from a divorce like mine that involved narcissistic discard, Wife Abandonment Syndrome, or the like (or perhaps from any divorce, I don’t know) is like playing a video game. You start out with a lot of hand-holding from experts, and so you make a lot of progress at first. AtContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Leveling Up”
Wednesday’s Child: The Locksmith
It’s true—I was actually born on a Wednesday. I wouldn’t describe myself “full of woe,” though. I was an anxious kid for sure, but I also had a sunny streak; I was always full of energy and ideas, quick to laugh. And thanks in large part to a mom who wasn’t an anxious parent, whoContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: The Locksmith”
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