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Back To the Future (or Let the Past Guide Your Heart)

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Josie cover “I’m coming home,” Josie chirped when Annabelle answered the phone. “What can I get for you, Mom?”

“And why would I need you, useless as you are?”

Mother’s words cut through the distance, piercing deep into Josie’s heart. Numb, she hung up and tried to steady her trembling hands.

She made herself a cup of tea, grabbed her ticket from the table and tore it into shreds. She sat in silence for a while sipping her favourite oolong, feeling nothing but pain. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Storytelling, Toxic mother Tagged With: Abusive mother, emotional abuse, Inspirational, Love, Personal growth, Self-improvement, Self-love, Spiritual, Storytelling, Toxic mothers

A True Story of a Snow Queen’s Daughter

By Irina 2 Comments

A True Story of a Snow Queen’s Daughter

“If I’m honest I have to tell you I still
read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.”
~ Audrey Hepburn

Ones upon a time, there was a little girl.
Her laughter was like a chime of tiny crystal bells. Her smile could brighten the darkest night.

She was born on a mild winter day in the Kingdom of Cold.

They named her Crystal.

Her mother had a frozen heart. People said that the Snow Queen was her grand-grand-grandmother. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Dysfunctional mothers and daughters relationship, Storytelling Tagged With: Abusive mother, Daughters of self-absorbed, Difficult mothers, Dissociation, Dysfunctional mother, Fairy tale, Maternal abuse, Mother daughter relationship, Mother/daughter relationship, Narcissist mothers, Recovery from emotional abuse, Self-absorbed mothers, Storytelling, Toxic mothers

On Love, Mourning, and Celebration of Life

By Irina 6 Comments

Friend's last party.

Friend’s Last Party

“Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same.” ― Flavia Weedn

Ann is no more.

She fought bravely but she couldn’t win the fight against cancer. It took her from us…

A modest village church is bathing in sunshine. Pouring through pointy windows, it reflects from austere walls and perks up a dim alter.

The aisle looks like a runway. With flowers instead of lights—lilies, roses and chrysanthemums in elegant bundles.

At the end of the aisle-runway is a white casket—a weirdly shaped aeroplane in the middle of a flower meadow. Ready to take off. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cancer, Grief, Storytelling Tagged With: Cancer, Friendship, Insights, Inspirational, Love, Relationships, Self-care, Spiritual

How to Woo Back Your Love (Even When It Seems Hopeless)

By Irina 14 Comments

Beautiful bridgeImagine you’re the Queen of a little Kingdom.

Your castle is clean and tidy. Your garden looks immaculate. The lawns are freshly mowed. Bushes and trees trimmed. Passages look like carefully drawn lines.

Everybody knows your love for perfection.

Across the river lies another Kingdom ruled by a King. An arched, elegant bridge plugs into the shores of each side, linking them together.

You love the King. He’s brave, good-looking, and reliable. Good at protecting his citizens from an ugly Troll living nearby in a Gloomy Forest, spreading fear around him.

But you don’t like the King’s Castle. It’s full of weapons, old furniture and dusty books. His taste in clothes and food makes your nose wrinkle. He has no interest in his garden either. It looks savage and forlorn. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Relationships, Storytelling Tagged With: Communication, Conflict Resolving, Couples, Inspirational, Relationships, Self-improvement, Storytelling

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