5/11/2023 0 Comments Time for a Change by Lynda Page![]() ![]() Unfortunately, fifty years ago we did not! As a young woman, I found myself attracted to exactly what I thought I never wanted to be around again, not understanding my own behaviors and beliefs. Working in the Mental Health field as an adult, we, as a society, now understand the Cycle of Abuse that that occurs in dysfunctional families. I’m eternally grateful for the love of a Christian Mother who tried to protect me as much as she possibly could, in an adverse situation, and guide me towards a different path in life. My brothers took the same path as my father, for a life of crime, with RC as their mentor. I just knew in my heart, even as a young girl, there was a way out of the south side of the tracks and the dirty, disgusting lifestyle I had growing up with my father, RC and my three brothers. God’s plan for me from the beginning was beyond my wildest dreams and imagination. I live in gratitude daily for the life I now have. I regret not one detail of my past, as incredibly embarrassing and painful as it was, my past has brought me to the person I have become, miraculously. I'm thankful for the gift of love and determination that survived in my heart and my desire for the truth. To heal, it was important for me to learn and understand. ![]() Shame, which is something I experienced often growing up in such a dysfunctional family, and shame, as I learned, can be one of the most destructive of our human emotions. ![]()
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