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The Discomfort of Disbelief

Post author By Susan T. Martin
Post date 10/21/2020

"The Sentinel's Prayer", acrylic on canvas, Susan T. Martin2017

“The feeling of being doubted…is an ever-present background noise…”

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Built Up in Love

…Know that you are loved…

Tags Bipolar Disorder, childhood sexual abuse, forgiveness, God's Love, healing, hope, Jesus Christ, love, mental illness, prayer, recovery, sexual abuse, sexual assault, suicide, therapy

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The SLOG of Joy

Post author By Susan T. Martin
Post date 08/03/2020

Grumble. Growl. Grunt. . Swear. Sweat. Stomp. . Punch. Pound. Pant. . Breathe. Binge. Boss. . Shout. Scream, Smear. . Fall in a heap, exhausted. Then get up, clean up, and do it all over again. . There is joy in this. This “living” we do. No matter how sweaty, or dirty, or ugly, this […]

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A Psalm of My Own

Post author By Susan T. Martin
Post date 08/01/2020

Written after Fighting With Myself All Night . Jehovah knows my suffering, hears my pleas each day . He knows the pain this madness brings, knows I’m made of clay . I thought I’d be forsaken, and all my hope was lost . […]

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3 Hours Sleep and I’m Feelin’ Good!

Post author By Susan T. Martin
Post date 07/20/2020

Righty O! How about that Picture, huh? Oh, my… . That’s my “I’m so tired I can fall down right in this spot and sleep for a month” face. And it’s none too pretty. It’s also the most unflattering view of my nose…I was never unhappy with my nose until my Ex broke it . […]

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Secrets…Many Secrets

Post author By Susan T. Martin
Post date 07/05/2020

Should we tell our secrets? Burden our loved one’s with them? Jeopardize our relationships with society, our peers? Risk our reputations? . Many people choose not to. Instead they carry that burning bucket of nastiness hidden away deep inside. Letting it rot away all their prospects for joy, searing their potential away […]

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Who Do I Think I Am?

Post author By Susan T. Martin
Post date 06/04/2020

I do silly things sometimes. Fairly often, in reality. Most of the time they are thoughtless mistakes, quickly forgotten by all who have been effected by them. There was a time, in the past life I lived, the one I talk so much about on this site, that I did intentionally bad things. Things that […]

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THE PAIN of it ALL

Post author By Susan T. Martin
Post date 06/02/2020

What do I say to a black mother whose son was murdered at the hands, or knee, of a white man? . I saw George dying, in front of all the world, murdered. Every fiber of my being cried out for action to save him, knock that cop off of him, hurt those who were […]

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Full Heart

Post author By Susan T. Martin
Post date 04/29/2020

Will humans today heed the warning? In these times of pain and mourning ?

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We Are Going To Make It

Post author By Susan T. Martin
Post date 03/23/2020

Is anyone out there as old as I am? I grew up to the Mary Tyler Moore show, on every week as I recall. When I was 10 or so, she was beautiful to me, not just as a pretty woman (which she was and is, if she is still alive, is she?…)but as a […]

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