Played host to insecurity – catered to bullying undermined by warped agendas, butchered by provincial minds – Retreated, convalesced, sanitized lost vitality, believed in phantoms haunted by compulsions deflected attempted rescues ignored counsel to let go. Shell-shocked aftermaths incoherent self-judgment inescapable. Where do I go from here? Ignore criticism disarm cruelty sanctify privacy detach, discern […]
Fast-paced moving targets explosions and obstacles – a gamer’s rendition of the quest for love. (Tuesday is borrow from Twitter day. My words. My account: @Vjknutson. My image.)
“War is hell. You can’t photograph a flying bullet, but you can capture genuine fear.” The bomb has dropped control slips from our grasp We pray for a parachute for someone to pull the cord numbers escalate, lives plummet We offer encouragement isolated voices faltering moment of impact imminent the implosion inevitable impact reverberates responsibility […]
Great to know about your illustrious career path!
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Ha – don’t know how illustrious it is, but I have no moss on me.
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I LOVE your poem, VJ–you’re the queen of succinct 🙂
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Just borrowing from the rich material our participants supplied.
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Truly, I’m awed by and enjoy your brilliance…so much talent; and sometime I’d like to learn more about your professional career. Were you both a teacher and a therapist?
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Oh my. I have had quite the career. I was a teacher in later life – had a varied career leading up to that one. Long story.
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Do you share it on your blog somewhere? If not, and if you feel like telling me about it, you can email me.
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I have shared pieces. I left university after year one because my sister was dying – to care for her. Ended up working in corporate world, married, divorced, remarried, helped him start a business. On the side, I returned to school for French and Psychology, had three children, and studied alternative therapies to help my sister. Volunteer work led me to work with the dying. I studied grief counselling and how to help survivors of ritual abuse – I found myself helping others. Most of my work was non-traditional.
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WOW WOW WOW, super impressive. I’m not familiar with the term “ritual abuse”–can you clarify, or should I just google? 🙂
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Victims of human trafficking (although that term wasn’t used then) or satanism. Anyone who suffered continual, ritualistic abuse.
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So, it’s not the same as chronic abuse in our upbringing unrelated to what you stated?
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It applies to all forms of abuse. Often with abuse the child receives confusing messages – develops a warped set of expectations and acceptances.
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Yep, that would be me–such a mess! I’d be dead, but for God who loves unconditionally ❤
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We will keep writing and pushing through.
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Yes, dear friend, that we will!!! ❤ 🙂 Have a good week–I think you said you and Ric have medical appointments, so I'll focus my prayers 🙂
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Thanks. It’s a holiday here today, but back on the medical train tomorrow.
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Gotcha covered with healing prayers 🙂 ❤
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How about you? I don’t think I know anything about your career path.
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My job history was sporadic, due to my mental health issues–but it was all clerical (I didn’t finish college/get a degree–English Major 🙂 ). I also trained to be a legal secretary, but never got a job in a law office… The worst job was in a police department–“clerk-matron”–lasted 5 months; strip-searching females was unpleasant to say the least. Best job was at a library, but only lasted till my really super boss was fired (she sued for major bucks and won).
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Here in Canada university is free for students over 65. You could finish your degree…..
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I really have no ambition to do that–didn’t enjoy school at all. But how wonderful that Canada offers seniors free university–so many would benefit and BLOOM!
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I agree.
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Thanks.
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