Posts Tagged ‘brother’

Looking Out for Life

Written by john on October 28th, 2009
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When I was growing up, no one ever talked about depression. I didn’t know what it was, and the moods I went through didn’t get much reaction from my parents. Yet I spent a lot of time isolating myself, not feeling like playing with my friends or going anywhere, [...]

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Family Fury in a Small Space

Written by john on June 6th, 2009
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This is a story I had to get out of my head onto paper purely for healing. It’s still hard, though, and I may not be getting it right – best I can do for now. A name has been changed, but otherwise this is the way I can [...]

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Family, Forgiveness & Peace

Written by john on May 29th, 2009
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I always had a hard time linking forgiveness and peace with my early family life. In fact, it was hard for me to understand what forgiveness itself was all about. I thought of it as a remote dream, a utopian feeling. There were many people I had struggled with, [...]

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Growing Up Blue – Is Mom Dead?

Written by john on June 11th, 2008
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I have a family in my memory that can’t be quite the family I grew up with. Each of us is more intense than we probably were, as lived moments collapse backwards into a few vivid scenes. Who knows if what I recall is what happened? That [...]

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