‘Bringing Her Back’

She’s Inside There. Go Get Her!

A sample from Book 7

 Bringing Her Back
 
she took a step off the curve
her mind racing‒
which way to turn
 
the wind blowing in her hair
pulling her coat tight‒
she wandered for a while
then just stood there
 
frozen
listening
 
people were talking
kites were flying
cars were passing
behind her a soft rustle
she turned
to someone jogging
a squirrel sitting, staring
in the distance‒
a dog barking
then she felt it
‒no longer the need for dying
 
she felt life‒
she deserved
her heart beating
there was so much more to learn
 
she smiled
not a big smile
no, not one just anyone could see
it was an inside smile
on her lips‒
the hint of a small curve
 
she closed her eyes
enclosed herself in her arms
held her head back
her feet began to move in a tiny circle
I'm coming back
the gentle voice in her head
she heard
 
suddenly but gently
she stopped
opened her eyes
there before her...a path
not knowing
if it was the way she wanted to go
or the way she needed to go
she just began walking
her smile noticeable to all
she was now free
‒no longer a caged bird

(January 3, 2014)—I can’t promise my journey won’t return to that dreadful circle I’ve been on, but I can have faith that today I have a little more strength than yesterday. Sometimes, it helps just to stop in your tracks and listen to nature, to God, and tune out everything and everybody around you.

In the darkness, these moments can save you from destruction. I know it has saved me countless times. Love the skin you’re in because you are worth it.

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Additional Readings On Improving Self and Going After That Dream

(Each page has loads of additional books (in every format), videos, instruction materials, and inspiration gift ideas.):

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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle

A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor-Bradford

Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day by Joel Osteen

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Fearless by Max Lucado

Fifty Shades of Grey by E. J. James

How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life by Susan Piver

How Successful People Win by Ben Stein

How To See Yourself As You Really Are by The Dalai Lama

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg

Love is Letting Go of Fear by Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D.

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money—That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder

Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss

The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future by Steve Case

Tuesdays With Murray: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom

Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, M. D.

You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living An Awesome Life by Jen Sincero

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Additional On Abuse…Codependency, Narcissism, Trauma…and Healing

(Each page has loads of additional books (in every format), videos, instruction materials, and inspiration gift ideas.):

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie

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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai

Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited by Sam Vaknin

It Wasn’t Your Fault: Freeing Yourself from the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-Compassion by Beverly Engel, LMFT

Pathways to Recovery, A Strengths Recovery Self-Help Workbook by Priscilla Ridgway, Diane McDiarmid, Lori Davidson, Julie Bayes, and Sarah Ratzlaff

Power: Surviving & Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse by Shahida Arabi

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger

The Anger Control Workbook: Getting Through Treatment and Getting Back to Your Life by Dr. Matthew McKay and Dr. Peter Rogers.

Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts – Becoming the Person You Want to Be by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter

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