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Opening My Eyes
Life is a journey. It’s more so about the trip, and not so much the destination. So I’ve been heard and have been told many times… There seems to be a lot of truth in this. I’ve spent the last … Continue reading
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Who Am I?
That’s a good question. One that I’m still figuring out, through much research and discovery. Not long ago, I had done the DNA testing for lineage offered on Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com/ While I was still fairly young, I was told by … Continue reading
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Tagged adoptee, adoption, ancestors, ancestry, DNA, dreams, getting in trouble, history, honor, identity, self respect, self worth
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Principles Vs Rules
Rules are OK… You memorize them, follow them, and before long you’re hopelessly wrapped up in and bound by them. Rules are restricting, controlling, and in my humble opinion they can be stifling in undesirable ways. Principles are also OK… … Continue reading
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Tagged commitment, dreams, fearless, love, right place right time, search, searching, seeing around corners
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Identity, Connection, Sense of Self
I have to admit that I do feel a little cheated. Living my whole life and only recently becoming aware that I’ve had no real concept of who I am. All inclusive. Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, May 11, 2014. That … Continue reading
Why did I search?
The search does not begin for any adoptee until they discover that they are in fact an adoptee. In that moment of discovery, a door appears within the self of the adoptee and it is closed. What may be hidden … Continue reading
It Begins…
Simply put, I was adopted. If you need to keep things simple for yourself, then stop reading here. All my life I had to listen to everyone else’s version of the truth. I was expected to just accept that, and … Continue reading
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Tagged adoptee, adoptive dad, biological father, biological parents
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