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Excommunication of the Self...
Originally written by Olivia Petrus. Oct. 7th, 2007. I stared out the car window at the green open fields enveloped in the early Sunday morning light. The car moved slowly up and down the hilly road that led us past the Illinois countryside. I noticed the birds soaring freely in the blue skies and watched the cows graze, while the horses galloped in and out of the stereotypical barns littered across that Middle-of-Nowhere Town.
By Unlisted&Twisted!4 years ago in Families
Legacy: Are You Leaving it or Nah?
Alright, I think I’ve done enough articles with supporting links. Even when I said “this is from the heart”, I put in links.
By The Professuh4 years ago in Families
514 S. 6th Street, #1
Summers and holiday memories Forever in my soul With generations all housed In Mom’s family home of old. Sweet surges of love
By Nancy Nason Guss4 years ago in Families
My Brother's Keeper
In the Wake of My Mom's Anniversary. I cannot help but recall one of the major Turning point in My Life, when she was still living. You see in Her Eyes; I was her baby aka the baby of the house. I would have probably remained in that element for a lifetime, but I wanted to venture out and be seen and treated as an adult. However, I had not fully thought out my strategy to achieve this stance. And No, I did not mind being her baby, nevertheless; I just wanted to be seen and be recognized as a responsible young adult. Something about that new element just sinks deep, the demeanor that you talk changes, the way people react and respond to you differs in a positive way. And best of all, you can make life challenging decisions on your own without anyone questioning your motives. The freedom that comes with being a responsible young adult is endless.
By Pam Zee4 years ago in Families
Hоw tо аssure а legасy оf соntinuity аnd suссess?
Fоunders аnd leаders whо hаve develорed suссessful fаmily businesses оver time wаnt tо knоw thаt their business аnd their fаmily will thrive аfter they’re gоne—thаt the legасy they’ve сreаted will neither be erоded nоr lоst. Tо mаnаge the trаnsitiоn оf leаdershiр suссessfully, business fаmilies need tо wоrk tоgether tо define their fаmily vаlues, the оverаrсhing рurроse оf their business, аnd the legасy they wаnt tо сreаte. They саn then use this соllаbоrаtive knоwledge аs а kind оf “Nоrth Stаr” gоing fоrwаrd. While fаmily businesses will evоlve аnd leаdershiр will сhаnge, а shаred set оf vаlues аnd а shаred рurроse аnd visiоn саn build а strоng bridge between оne generаtiоn аnd the next.
By Sharad Gupta4 years ago in Families
Embracing the facial features that form our identity
Growing up, I took the inherited traits from my family for granted. The features I loved on them were apparently not available for passing down via genetic selection; my Mum’s sea-glass eyes and Dad’s strong jawline becoming things I’d envy from a distance.
By Lauren Entwistle4 years ago in Families
Why Can't You Just Be Quiet?!
I usually lay out a rough draft after some sloppy brain dumping before typing out my stories. This time the feelings are so raw right now I think I'll just dump it here.
By Amaya DreamDriven4 years ago in Families
Things Get Better
Farming Well, where do I start? I'd say it started about five years ago. I got married. Eight months later, my father passed. At that time, I remembered what my father used to say. "Take care of your mother." I did.
By Kelly Vedder4 years ago in Families
Christmas
Christmas used to be a huge deal for me and for my family, I loved Christmas, but for all the wrong reasons. My parents did the best they could and always went above and beyond to give us a great Christmas even though they didn't have the best financial means to do so. The presents would physically cover the bottom of our tree and hide the lights and ornaments that would hang from the bottom.
By CD4 years ago in Families
The Hardest Thing I've Ever Done.
I wasn’t born into a family, I was born into a lifestyle. My parents were never together. My dad took off a lot, my mom hooked up with different men, while both had a drinking and drug problem. I never actually lived with my dad but visited when I was allowed to. My mom had full custody of me from day one, which eventually turned into none.
By Stephanie Wold4 years ago in Families
CRASHING INTO THE COMING OF AGE
A scorching summer evening Friends, food, drink, fun, laughter. Suddenly, the phone call. Life forever changed. My world collapses
By Lisa Brasher4 years ago in Families
A Mom Day
So, it all started one day when I was having a normal "mom" day, where I begin thinking about ever tiny flaw I have as a mom. Usually I really let this stuff bother me and my husband has to piece me back together when I break down and crumble into bits over it. But not today satan, you are not going to win this battle! I am going to be strong! I am going to keep it together! I am going to be super mom and prove to my kids that I am better than just falling apart into a crumbly mess on the floor over my feelings and self sabotage! I am going to..... Just say yes to everything!?
By Stasia Hazelwood4 years ago in Families