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Dysfunctional Family Christmas and Being Alone

Posted: December 24, 2011 Under: Family By Darlene Ouimet 54 Comments

The Ghosts of Dysfunctional Christmas Past When I was fifteen years old, it was my father’s turn to have us kids for Christmas. I was the middle child of three teenagers. We lived with our mother just outside of Toronto Ontario. We were going to take the train to our fathers house in Montreal … Continue reading "Dysfunctional Family Christmas and Being Alone"

My Identity ~ Defined by Others

Posted: June 20, 2010 Under: Self Esteem By Darlene Ouimet 18 Comments

Continuing from my last post which was about the root cause of avoiding feelings and the way that I came to accept that other peoples moods etc. were of MY making and therefore my responsibility to fix. Another thing I realized is that when I believe I have been the cause of something, even something … Continue reading "My Identity ~ Defined by Others"

A Good Kind of Effort

Posted: January 27, 2010 Under: Self Esteem By Carla Dippel 2 Comments

“Now hold your hand onto the plow Work your body till the sun goes down What’s left of death is more than fear Let dust be dust and the good lord near” Beck ~ “Emergency Exit” (click on link above, then press the orange play button at the top to hear the song!) New foundations … Continue reading "A Good Kind of Effort"

Redeemable Ruts

Posted: January 21, 2010 Under: Self Esteem By Carla Dippel 6 Comments

In brokenness, I was so busy trying to keep myself together that any mistakes I made were monstrous and threatening. Clinging to the ideal of perfection as my ultimate redeemer, I wallowed in my mistakes. I re-lived them over and over in my mind, feeling this deep shame and guilt in knowing that I had … Continue reading "Redeemable Ruts"

Self Value Disengages Reactivity

Posted: January 17, 2010 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Carla Dippel 8 Comments

“Nothing can give it to you because you already have it… And not only do you have it- you are it, you are what you’re looking for already… the ‘I am’ that is stripped of all this and that, the pure experiencing of knowing yourself as… life itself; I don’t have a life, I am … Continue reading "Self Value Disengages Reactivity"

Myth Busting and my Belief System

Posted: December 15, 2009 Under: Survival By Darlene Ouimet 7 Comments

“Nothing is more difficult than competing with a myth” Francoise Giroud What are the myths that you live with, in your own personal life? This quote which I read in a book about financial myths, reminded me of all the other myths that affected me and held me back from a life of wholeness and … Continue reading "Myth Busting and my Belief System"

My Hungry Heart ~ Part 2 of 3

Posted: December 13, 2009 Under: Depression By Carla Dippel 2 Comments

There’s this phenomenon in nature that happens with baby ducks and geese called imprinting. The gist of it is that the very first thing the baby bird sees when it first hatches is what the baby bird thinks it is. So, if it sees a human first after being hatched, it truly believes that that … Continue reading "My Hungry Heart ~ Part 2 of 3"

Freedom from Bondage ~ My Belief System

Posted: December 06, 2009 Under: Self Esteem By Darlene Ouimet 2 Comments

I have always been a student of life. I have always been drawn to such things as self growth, personal development, self help books and even the law of attraction type stuff. I have done intense book studies. Because of the trust issues I developed as a child, I didn’t take things at face value; … Continue reading "Freedom from Bondage ~ My Belief System"

Emerging from Broken

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