First a shout out to Claire on here for her recommendation to read ‘Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, Or Self-Involved Parents” by Lindsay C. Gibson. It’s been a real game changer. For the first time in my life i am seeing through behaviors and patterns that i have always accepted as “normal” because they were all i knew.I am reading this from the perspective of a parent AND as a daughter in order to recognize, re learn and heal.
Do you remember the first time someone handed you a smart phone? You were amazed, overwhelmed and spent many hours learning what to do and what not to do.Some of you may even remember the first time you experienced the internet in general- the good, the bad and the ugly. Well, this book has been very much like that for me. I am listening to it on audible in increments because i am just so ….relieved? humbled? hopeful? Honestly it’s been indescribable.
But more on that later as i will be spending great amounts of time just processing.
My own Celebration of Life event went well this past Saturday. A decent amount of people showed up and the pastor spoke briefly. The slide show played and, as my brother has been in many bands, some of his friends played songs from their recorded album. Over all a success:)
Today i chose to do the longest hike ive done yet at almost 7 miles with my backpack.The last part was the hardest because it was about 3-4 miles of open exposure in pollination feilds and then a rail trail terrain. I dont think i have been so ready to be done with it once i hit the flat road part. On the upside, it was right beside the river. There were many bike riders at that point and i was not alone most of the last 2 miles. I was pretty sore after but it was worth it just for the views:)
Namaste.
Wake up! 