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@Appleblossomwrote:
and our sages @Faith-and-Hope @Kurra and @Owlunar I never did put that complaint in about leaving the Roman Catholic Church. Just too much happening this year with myself, my brother dying and my son's struggles. Guess there is some balance with all the business about Pell in the news.
Thank you all for supporting me through a very difficult 2017. Now I have a mh team but it was all of you who helped me through to be still here. I really do not feel as suicidal as I used. I may feel wobbly, delicate, wonky etc etc etc ...Thanks for Bearing with me.
I have been looking behind at culture and motivations styles. Trying to understand the inexplicable. Perhaps that is my denial, resistance to accepting the neglect and the grief. I have been in the bargaining stage for a long time. If I understand it will be different. It is and it isn't.
My tulip distraction phase ...
Thank You
It's great to read your email and to see your "Tulip Destraction Phase" - you are so talented - I wonder sometimes if our various talents come from our pain - or if our pain enhances our gifts - probably I will never know but great pics - thanks for sharing
About that Royal Commission - after all these years since I left the Anglican Church I have sent a statement myself about the way some of the congregation at the church I attended were of varying degrees of "displeasure" when I shouted at the man who was sexually harrassing me and did so during a church service. The statement may never come to anything but the solicitor said it may count at some stage. My issue was that although minister did his best the church couldn't or wouldn't help and the police weren't interested and so this was not ages ago - 15 years ago - give or take and my point - who really cared?
I know things are different in the church now but I just don't get around to going there anymore and I keep telling myself I will but don't
You got through last year with everything else you had on your plate apart from the serious issues of your brother dying and your son's difficulties - that's enough - we can only do what we are able at the time - something pushed me into getting in touch with the Royal Commission myself - not that I expect anything but I did the little I can now - if you are meant to add your reasons - and I am sure they are more important than mine - you will do it when the moment comes
It takes a lot though -
I like to be thought of as a sage - thank you - it's important to me - the work I am doing with my new therapist is about being an ex-intelligent being in this world - okay - not so hard now but in the past I could be arrogant - but we all learn something - it can be hard to know exactly what but everyone learns something
And I like being a sage - mmm yes
Glad you are back from your trip to Tas @Owlunar
Funny you mention the Anglican Church. I am not going to church as often these days either, but today I did. We did an Evensong for a local festival, but the vicar made the comment that it was also Lent and the church does not do festivals during Lent ... most of whatelse he had to say was reasonable and the music we sung was very beautiful. I had not been to evensong before and then had the opportunity to song one. That is lovely. The organist played some meditative polyphony as a postlude.
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