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Despite the chaos going on , we have an opportune time to use this trauma to identify the abusers.

The more I dig into myself and my perceptions of others, the more I see that this crazy state of the world is a perfect push for people to step out of their half asleep hive tribal mentality.

It is a great time to be alive!

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What a beautiful invitation to embrace this confusing, rapidly evolving world! Yes, the temptation to become smaller is strong.

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Like peeling the onion, there is always the next layer(s) to discover.

To become whole and cohesive, unfragmented and un-compartmentalized.

This is an endeavor that is worthy of incredible beings such as ourselves.

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Fantastic, Kathleen. On-point. Eloquent. Inspiring. True. I have nothing to add, just admiration and gratitude for you and your singular, needed, voice. ❤️

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I think it’s the abstract and off-pointness that resonates with me. 😁❤️

The adventure is getting…..weirder lol I am going to post 3 more chapters today I think. They are by far the strangest yet, maybe a little disturbing, I think you can handle it though

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Beautifully said once again Kathleen. I always find myself getting too excited to comment when I read your posts and have to force myself to slow down and get to the end. There is so much truth to your words. Once you truly know who you are, you are able to live the most exciting adventure available. Truly blessed to have read these words this morning. Thank you.

👻❤️👻

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You women are more emotive than we men. I write about the similar disruptions in my own life in a very matter-of-fact way. When I get analytical it is about kids.

Northridge California 1994 three kids. Bingo – you should be a grandmother now. Are you? How are those grandchildren faring? How do they handle public school indoctrination – or do they home school? How did they handle the vaccine mandates? What are they gonna do with their lives?

Around the table at lunch, my wife and I talked about what will happen with our young family. Nobody wants to live under the Russians. Even Tucker concedes as much in his most recent interview. Will we be forced to leave Kyiv? The strongest thing holding us here is our 12-year-old son's fantastic school.

Parochial and old-fashioned as it is, I am more concerned about his education and career than that of my daughters. They seem to be quite smart. I consider them attractive. If I raise them to be civil, polite young ladies, promising young men should want to marry them and create families.

In previous generations harboring such hopes for one's daughters would have been considered a natural thing. Today I have some concern that I will be taken for a troglodyte. But if that's what will give me grandchildren, let it be.

In your galaxy of all-encompassing global concerns, what are your observations on grandchildren?

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Mar 2Liked by Kathleen

I do agree, it's a great time to be alive; a privilege to be alive now, especially as an aware person.

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Mar 6Liked by Kathleen

Here is the link I meant to post Kathleen, but first a little explanation of my reasons would be appropriate. I had a bit oif an identity crisis of my own recently, and although it only involved mental level rather than both mental and physical trauma, and on a far lesser and more shortlived scale, in essence our experiences have a great deal in common. I am hoping that we may be able to build a greater depth of insight to be built on by others. Enough said, here's that link:

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Mar 5Liked by Kathleen

Here's the link I meant to paste earlier. Its to an ID loss mental trauma I went through recently. No where near as bad as yours but similar in many ways nevertheless. I hope we can build on the general understanding of this issue in a way that the system perhaps cannot. https://medium.com/illumination/the-forensic-mental-effects-of-my-stolen-email-address-506dd99720dd?sk=913d247dd7bd5f3a5d0809d9e7b50b12

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while I do not read all of your posts, I find time is fleeting and so many posts to read, it is good to watch your perspective evolve. It is an interesting time to be alive. To find out who and what we are, the reality of our existence. Thank you for sharing and helping me to understand how others think and view things.

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I loved this piece, love we are both writing about identity too, and love the artwork, is it yours?

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Mar 2Liked by Kathleen

Wow!, Kathleen, your story reveals that you've definitely had your purification by fire experiences, which must account for turning you into a woman of such great depth, as is reflected in all your writing. You are well on your way to reclaiming those "depths" from whence we all came. Thanks for lighting the way.

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Mar 2Liked by Kathleen

That is an awesome piece of writing Kathleen. I went through a similar mental process when I got my ID stolen. If of interest you can read it free here. That would help me too. Thanks.

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I remember waking up to the quake, stretching out my arms reflexively to hold up the walls in the corner of my bedroom… it was surreal… here in the OC. the scoreboard at Angel Stadium collapsed… a sign?

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That last part deserves a spot on the refrigerator. Thanks Kathleen for your consistent insights.

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