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surprised at myself
| Wed, 12-20-2006 - 6:36pm |
i sent a letter with so much love to my DIL, after they have made a case against me. I am letting them go, I can't be around the disrespect, they are feeding off each other. I am so pleased that i could do a response to hatred with love. If i never see my grandkids, I can handle that too. I can't be with people who want to squish me into the ground.
My other 2 sons who say I am super mom are going to be with me christmas eve and they are so happy to be with me.
Yahoo, God will taker care of the rest. Sad that sometimes one of the brood has lost his way. Love, Leila
My other 2 sons who say I am super mom are going to be with me christmas eve and they are so happy to be with me.
Yahoo, God will taker care of the rest. Sad that sometimes one of the brood has lost his way. Love, Leila

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Responding to hate with love is a nice way to react, and suspect, even though there is pain, it is also empowering on some level.
I've had quite a ride over the last several years, and not all of it was very pretty, in fact it was downright ugly. Yet in the midst of the very worst, seeds were planted that ultimately worked to rebuild my life in a way far better way than what was there, even before all of the disaster.
Ironically, because my being was so totally transformed, there are elements that not only caused, but helped me rebuild... I'll not go into all of this now, but one element was from a very dear friend who taught me to walk away from anger. It would seem responding to hate with love is quite a similar thing.
Sometimes
Sometimes
I see much more than's good for me
The first thing that's on my mind
The last place I look each time
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worlds undone
Leila, God will take care of the rest ;) You should be proud of yourself for doing this, it is not easy to be honest and tell people how you feel and then put some distance between yourself and the disrespect.
I was recently in a situation where I told some relatives that I would not participate in their holiday or spend time with people who so openly disrespected me in the past and made cruel untrue statements about me to other family members. Did they think I would ignore it? Well I am usually very good natured and quiet so maybe they thought I would put up with it...but I feel so liberated being honest and crossing them off my holiday visit. I stood up for myself and put the rest in God's hands.
Hugs,
*Star*
Agreed, and hopefully one day there will be reconciliation...
btw, the name is nelle. Did I write Beth somewhere? If so, it's early onset alzheimers!
Sometimes
Sometimes
I see much more than's good for me
The first thing that's on my mind
The last place I look each time
~
worlds undone
No worries... and to further confuse you, nelle is a nickname, part of my real name, reversed.
Take care...
Sometimes
Sometimes
I see much more than's good for me
The first thing that's on my mind
The last place I look each time
~
worlds undone
I just wanted to send warm wishes to you, Leila. Sometimes I think it's better to back off in a family situation. I've had alot of turmoil in my own family especially with my sister. I finally decided to back off and wrote a letter last year filled with love and told her my feelings. And I waited for her to make the move, and guess what? she did. So my advice to you is not to give up on your son! He'll come around! just give him time. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your other boys!
Warm wishes to you at Christmas time!
Stormy
As I approach the celebration of the Solstice and its symbol of light, it is a time of letting go of the harmful and negative, and the bringing of the light within ourselves. I think you have done just that. Hard to do, but you are strong in Spirit, and you were able to do the hard work. Sending love is the best energy! :) Let it surround you and your family. This is also the season of Hope, Possibility and Peace. May all this, and more, come to you, and all of us. ;)
Hugs,
Gypsy
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Blessings,
Gypsy
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