RE: I Am Above And Beyond Being Bothered...W.O.V.E.N.
Hello my darling Ren,
I can feel that you honour me in this post, I thank you and join your movement with enthusiasm, positivity and hope.
I am lucky to have had a life long ally in the form of a gentle man. Together we have endured each others pains and human failings. We have caused each other emotional pain, no doubt, but I'm sure it is in the form of projecting a lot of our own self judgement, still not nice and definitely something in need of work. To often those close to us end up in the path of stuff that is not theirs to wear. I am guilty of this, but I want to push past the guilt in order to address it.
I do believe that regardless of our situations all woman need a sisterhood, just like all humans need a village.
Most of our societies do not provide for this, we live in our boxes in isolation.
I have found this connection here. I can walk through my physical world or be in my home and talk to no-one, or have the most superficial of interactions that feel more isolating.
I have found verse, poetry and visual arts have been an amazing way to access emotion. Much deeper than just stating facts.
As you know I am working on putting together my own collection. I am excited to hear where you are at with your own process. I feel akin to your path and very much like you are a mentor.
I love the Bumble bee too!
The symbol for my illness is a zebra. It isn't something I identify with too much, although I appreciate it's sentiment.
I worked in hospitals as a nurse for many years before I became sick, and spent more than enough time in them last year. I know that they do look for the obvious and avoid dealing with or considering less likely or complex problems. But I have doctor friends and colleagues and they are not familiar with being taught this phrase literally, although I can tell you from experience doctors definitely work by it's sentiment.
My speciality was in the treatment of eating disorders. It is frequently represented by a butterfly.
It represents the process of change and working for change. Eating disorders are extremely complex and can feel impossible at times, recovery takes time and always has setbacks. This simple representation can feel like it diminishes the battle that these remarkable people fight every day. Setbacks that are part of the process towards recovery can feel like failure.
The butterfly resonates for some but for others it is invalidating.
I get everything you are saying, I am sensing that you have much more to say. A whole lot more. I honor you and your family as a whole. Sometimes we spiral we move into chaos, ego takes the reigns. and we forget that we loved each other once. But we can recapture what we once had, we just need to work on it. Thank you for embracing with enthusiasm what I am doing witH WOVEN. We will talk more about that in discord. And you are right we do always need a sisterhood. You are my SISTER never forget that. I feel that you consider me your sister as well, which I will always hold in high regard. @girlbeforemirror.