Wall-to-wall carpeting in homes was very chic when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's. A few years ago, a friend purchased an older home with carpeting, and when she had it pulled up found that the most gorgeous hardwood floors were underneath. She soon restored them and had them gleaming. "Why would anyone want to put carpet over those floors?" she asked in genuine disbelief.
In some homes, the decor is all about the egg shells. One family member generally comes up with the bright idea to use egg shells as flooring, but sometimes enlists the aid of another member to help put them down. The floor is covered end to end with egg shells. Everyone must be very, very careful as they tiptoe on the egg shells. Creativity is discouraged. Intimacy is stifled. Love is most certainly conditional. Feelings and emotions are not expressed, unless it's the feelings and emotions of the one responsible for the egg shells. The really difficult thing about living this way is that no matter how careful we are, sooner or later we are going to crack some shells. Then all hell breaks loose. After a while, things may calm down, and we remind ourselves to be very, very, very careful. Until the next time it happens.
Why not get rid of all those egg shells and discover the gorgeous life waiting for us underneath?
Susan
Showing posts with label verbal abuse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label verbal abuse. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Monday, January 31, 2011
Full Circle
"Words -- so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary; how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them." Nathaniel Hawthorne
Since I was a child, I have had such respect for words. Words are powerful. I believe I am about to come full circle. Words were used against me when I was just a tiny girl. Verbal abuse was my mother's weapon of choice. I could share with you some of the things I heard over and over and over, but I think for now I will not. Words were used as weapons to wound me, and now I find that words are a part of my healing, and it is my hope that my words can be used to heal others. Then the circle will be complete, and some good will come out of something so bad.
We need to respect words and choose them carefully, because they have the power to make a person or break a person.
Susan
Since I was a child, I have had such respect for words. Words are powerful. I believe I am about to come full circle. Words were used against me when I was just a tiny girl. Verbal abuse was my mother's weapon of choice. I could share with you some of the things I heard over and over and over, but I think for now I will not. Words were used as weapons to wound me, and now I find that words are a part of my healing, and it is my hope that my words can be used to heal others. Then the circle will be complete, and some good will come out of something so bad.
We need to respect words and choose them carefully, because they have the power to make a person or break a person.
Susan
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