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i held hands with sorrow, and i danced with her, and we giggled
iphigeneia
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- "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."— Maya Angelou
MY RECENT POSTS
- LDG5:2
February 18, 2010 01:38PM - ash wednesday and me
February 17, 2010 07:36PM - twloha 2010
February 12, 2010 02:01PM - risk the ocean
February 11, 2010 03:32PM - that thing with feathers ...
February 05, 2010 07:45PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “thanks.
at
first i was worried about
doing the shock treatments,
but i've
had so
m…”
August 09, 2009 02:49AM - “thanks tinkertink -- my
images break in the importing.
it
completely bums me
out.…”
July 31, 2009 06:40AM - “by the way, do you know
how to better import notes so
that
they're not complete
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May 31, 2009 05:57PM - “thank you.”
May 31, 2009 05:56PM - “yes, true.”
May 19, 2009 01:34AM
Iphigeneia's Links
FEBRUARY 18, 2010 1:38PM
LDG5:2
1. my therapy session last night and a teachable, flexible, but
firmly boundaried therapist 2. the funky colour my toenails are
painted right now 3. 2+ months without ECT 4. bedtime stories told
by my imaginative husband 5. "Ride of the Valkyries" by Wagner
FEBRUARY 17, 2010 7:36PM
ash wednesday and me
i have so much i want to say about loss and redemption and ash
wednesday and lent and liturgical stuff and my completely
non-liturgical background, and yet i just don't have the energy to
write it all out right now. i'll just say that one of the things i
chose…
FEBRUARY 12, 2010 2:01PM
twloha 2010
I've had a long-time problem with
self-injury. I go through periods where it is the only way I know
how to deal with anything. In between, are the rather infrequent "I
just need to get through this day" events. As my depression
worsened a/…
FEBRUARY 11, 2010 3:32PM
risk the ocean
this is so appropriate in so many ways in my life
right now. "Load the ship and set out. No one knows for certain
whether the vessel will sink or reach the harbor. Cautious people
say, 'I'll do nothing until I can be sure'. Merchants know better.
If…
FEBRUARY 5, 2010 7:45PM
that thing with feathers ...
I know things have been glum around here for awhile. I wish it
wasn't so, but one of my hallmarks is transparency. What you see is
what you get with me (and there's usually more hiding, but that
doesn't negate what is). It's been a difficult thing in…
FEBRUARY 3, 2010 7:31PM
trying
In the past week or so, I've started a lot of different posts, but
then abandoned them. They sit here, half-written and patiently
waiting for my renewed attention. I apparently have a lot to
say--up to a point. The one thing I've really been feeling the past
week or…
FEBRUARY 2, 2010 5:08PM
youth ministry advance team: haiti
a bunch of my friends involved in youth ministry are going to
haiti, hoping to prepare the way for youth pastors to be able to
take their own groups in the future. not only are the people going
great people, but they are also storytellers. it will be
interesting…
DECEMBER 19, 2009 3:23PM
let (america) receive their king .. and heaven & nature sing
as much as i don’t want to be a bah! humbug!, (especially for my wonderful, fabulous, mentally disabled daughter,) i am really realizing how very much i hate this season. truly, the lights are my favorite part. and--to be truthful, my family rates pretty high as well; my daughter’s joy, d… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 5:39PM
post-electroshock
i just got back from today's electroshock appointment. my brain is
completely screwed up today. my husband says i say that every week.
but this week really felt deeper and more isolated. plus, i peed my
pants today. so humiliating. to me, that is the worst thing that
can happen…
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 4:24PM
yay! the pendant came! it is gorgeous!
my pendant from toby and max
jewelry came and i am so excited! it is gorgeous, and i love it
and i don't know if i will ever take it off! i made my husband take
a picture of it with his camera phone (even though i'm in my…
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 10:05PM
the poem that makes me cry
discovered this via a mindfulness talk on youtube with jon
kabat-zinn. it made me cry as i hear it, and it makes me cry as i
type it out here: the time will come when with elation you will
greet yourself arriving at your own door in your own…
SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 9:33PM
testing Mr. Linky
hmm. testing mr. linky. the info mr. linky wants today is a
reference to your most recent favorite blog post. share your info,
so that we can read more about you and your life. i don't
(intentionally) have a blogroll on this site, although i know that
a lot…
SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 7:43PM
mindfulness
working with the idea of mindfulness. i like it, but it scares me
to death... i've never really been present with all of my pain
before. i really don't have the words for it, but i was able to do
another collage (not sure what to make of this switch --ect…
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 10:15PM
big tears
we are not in this video, but could be. not only do we have a $3500
MONTHLY deductible, we have almost $55,000 in medical debt from
past (and ongoing) psychiatric treatment. i have big tears when i
watch this.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 12:47AM
SQUEE !!!!
i am SO EXCITED!! i just won a contest! Sandy over at Toby and Max Jewelry had offered a
free piece of jewelry for those who entered her contest, and I
WON!!!!! i never win anything ! I love the jewelry at this
site - i…
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 5:49PM
the state of me
i know that i've been doing a lot of collages lately. yeah, it
baffles me, too. as someone who has always considered herself a
writer, i don't understand this newfound enamoration with images. i
can already feel the effects of the ect. my memory is starting to
freak out…
SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 2:46PM
like a bird on a wire
Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 5:21PM
the + collage
after sending that last collage to my therapist, he asked me to try
to create some balance by trying to do a positive collage after a
negative one like that. it was really difficult for me this time.
but i can see the point of balance, or at least trying to…
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 5:15PM
the suicide collage
for some reason, collages have become definite sources of
expression for me. i think there is something to the "don't tell"
aspect of using art to convey emotions. 
AUGUST 31, 2009 3:18PM
latest collage 07.30.09
i had hard therapy sessions this week (wednesday & saturday). i
also had some significant reaction to the ECT on wednesday (my
cognitive functioning was a bit off and my body is quite sore). i'm
working on being honest with my feelings (not just saying "i'm
fine" and trying to ignore…
AUGUST 26, 2009 10:26PM
tra la la la la collage
so my collages lately have been disturbing and sad, and my
therapist has been worried about me. he asked me to make a positive
collage -- one that represented what i wanted (to be). i couldn't
quite get to that stage, but i was able to make a collage of…
AUGUST 25, 2009 3:59PM
black & white
the latest collage: (have had a very difficult few days) 
(click for a full size version)
(click for a full size version)
AUGUST 22, 2009 3:47PM
the ted ect talk
please watch this, if you get a chance. as you know, i'm in my
second ect series, and it is helping me immensely. (and
unfortunately what you mostly hear is so very negative).
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