128.03: Mostly Last Thoughts on Interlopers and Rumormongers

Targets are stuck between a rock and a hard place, right where the Narcissist wants them to be, damned if they defend themselves and damned if they don’t BUT basically isolated and defenseless.

Gregory Zaffuto

After Narcissistic Abuse

132: Nepo’s Elves

If you only see me because of what I’ve written, or because of what others have said, or because of what you think of my betrayal, you don’t really see me.

You never have.

Best of 2018’s Week 33

My passion for C has always left me breathless. It has never wavered. I’ve shown her things about myself I never shared before. I shared things about my self I didn’t know I carried.

131: Happy Endings by Not Your Average Girl

I’ve always known what I want and I’m acting accordingly. I’m not wasting time if it helps me learn, grow and see the world and myself more clearly.

130: How We Are Confusing Self-Love with Narcissism by Jenn Beach (Reblog)

Only 1% of the population are narcissists according to the best research…but there are a lot of myths perpetuated by angry people angry at other people for hurt feelings. You’d never know that reading Social Media.

128.02: More thoughts on Interlopers and Rumormongers

First, there is no ‘you and C’, she systematically killed that. Based on her actions, if you were still together her anger and rage would be relentless.

129: The 1959 Shasta Airflyte

“What does AA’s “principles before personalities” really mean? It means we practice honesty, humility, compassion, tolerance, and patience with everyone, whether we like them or not.”

Best of 2018’s Week 32

“I have come to realize that sounding my way into the world, to express who I am, must always come first. Since wanting to be thought well of never goes away, I always have to keep the reaction of others at bay long enough for my voice to make it the light…” – Mark Nepo

128.01: Thoughts on Interlopers and Rumormongers

127: Monkeys in the Middle

I’ve gone to lengths not to put people in the middle of my situation. I don’t want anyone else to carry my water.