Category: suffering

Circumstantial Alchemy

Posted on July 20, 2018 by MJ

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I like to write useful posts, and I’m going to try to spin this “leaden” topic into gold as it were. I think I can do it. I am certainly getting many opportunities to engage in circumstantial alchemy at my college. I have to confess… Continue Reading “Circumstantial Alchemy”

Category: compassion, encouragement, personal development, shame, sufferingTags: chronic illness, chronic illness and shame, compassion, judgment and chronic illness, mast cell disorder, self-compassion, shame

Choosing the Healing Path

Posted on February 17, 2018 by MJ

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To bring you up to speed, one of the reasons I started this blog ages ago was to process having a relationship with my mother. My mother has borderline personality disorder (BPD), but she also has other co-morbid disorders. When I was growing up,… Continue Reading “Choosing the Healing Path”

Category: abuse in families, Borderline Personality Disorder, co-dependency, Healing, Mothers, Personality Disorders, Rage, Sadistic Personality Disorder, suffering, therapy, TruthTags: abuse in families, borderline mother, Borderline Personality Disorder, co-dependency, enabling abuse, healing process, sadistic personality disorder

Reframing Suffering

Posted on October 21, 2017 by MJ

It is a rainy, autumnal day here, and I like it. It’s conducive to contemplation. I fear sounding like a meme here, but I woke up contemplating gratitude. I know, I know. It’s practically a cliché, but I don’t think it should be. Gratitude… Continue Reading “Reframing Suffering”

Category: encouragement, Gratitude, sufferingTags: dealing with alienation, Gratitude, living with intention, mast cell disorder, minimization, reframing suffering