I was ruminating on something or other recently and thought about what I miss. The more I thought about it, the longer the list became and I wondered whether other people felt the same way. Perhaps it is because I am ripening. I am not aging. I am weathering, thriving, marinating, but not aging. In Continue reading “https://www.yvonnekayewisdom.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”
When I write a blog post I normally sit at the computer and the words run freely. This time, which is THE time, I started on four occasions to compose this piece. There are reasons. The first is that this topic is extremely painful for me and second I will be trying to explain the Continue reading “https://www.yvonnekayewisdom.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”
As Dr. Robert Ackerman wrote in his extraordinary book, Same House, Different Home, family members do not see addictions in the same light. Over the years, I found myself as an intermediary, mostly with families involved in interventions. So, when a family member told me where their votes would go, I was gob smacked. I Continue reading “https://www.yvonnekayewisdom.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”
Having worked in the field of addictions for so long, I understand there are three things that can really cause a relapse. Boredom, step 13 (inappropriate ‘love’ affairs) and resentments. Certainly I had a lot of them years ago, but no more. I am only going to take one at this time, resentments, as I Continue reading “https://www.yvonnekayewisdom.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”
Having broken through whatever was keeping me from writing my blog I wrote two tonight and was preparing to go to bed in case I was lucky enough to sleep, when I thought to myself- you have to write another one. I had to have a discussion with myself about why it had taken so Continue reading “https://www.yvonnekayewisdom.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”
On February 26, I flew out from Philadelphia International on my Aunt Birdie’s eighty-seventh birthday. Because I rarely sleep on planes I had time to think about her and the nature of my visit. Obviously I wanted to see her but it was more than that. She was an icon of warmth, unconditional love and Continue reading “https://www.yvonnekayewisdom.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”
