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Can you Live with a Narcissist? Six Suggestions

Can you live with a narcissist? Yes, but it might just kill you. Or it might just starve you from savouring life to the fullest. One of the most interesting quotes I have come across about stress is this one from French journalist Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber What I fear most about stress is […]

Faith & Mental Health

How to Pray for a Narcissist: 10 Ways

I want to pray, but don’t know how. How to Pray for a Narcissist. It begins with honesty. It prays for light. Can a narcissist change? That’s a question many people ask. But it’s much like that old joke about psychologists changing a lightbulb. How many psychologists does it […]

Poetry

Scolded

Scolded Scolded Why did you do that?You gave it all awayYou broke a precious bottleShould have been kept for another day It could have been used To feed the poorIt could have been used To make me more What a wastePerfumed ointmentExtravagant gesture Death anointment It’s a gift of loveMoney […]

Faith & Mental Health

Satan: The Perfect Narcissist

What does perfect narcissism look like? We can see it in the evil of Satan. I read a list the other day about the characteristics of those with narcistic personality disorder. Grandiose Sense of Self-Importance: They believe they are superior and special, deserving of exceptional treatment and recognition. Exploitative […]

Faith & Mental Health

Narcissism: A God-shaped hole

There is a God-shaped hole in me. A narcissism entrancement holds me, but I can break the spell when I invite Jesus into the void. There once was an Australian sitcom that I used to watch. It was called Kath and Kim. The two central characters were Kath, the […]

Mental health Relationships Spiritual Formation

Let’s Rethink the Word ‘Boundary’

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I struggle with the word ‘Boundary.’ Not because I don’t believe in the concept of boundaries or because I don’t think they are important. It’s just that the word ‘Boundary’ doesn’t convey any sense of relationship value. The word ‘boundary’ feels like it’s all about the one making the boundary […]

Spiritual Practices

P.L.O.M. (Poor Little Old Me)

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It’s an acronym I learnt this week from All is Grace, Brennan Manning’s memoir. He was describing his time in a rehab facility for his alcoholism when he received feedback from his fellow alcoholics in a peer review worksheet. I SEE YOU USING THE FOLLOWING DIVERSIONS TO KEEP FROM DEALING […]