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Author Archives: Lisette d. Johnson
Searching for Serenity
There is an exhilaration in survival, in the sheer victory of beating seeming insurmountable odds. Combined with a wonderment of seeing and experiencing it all with fresh eyes and renewed mind, one experiences a sort of a cockiness; a middle … Continue reading
Singleness
As I sort through my overfull closet for something cool and summery to greet the sudden heat, I laugh at the metaphor that I have no room for a man in my life since I have no room in my … Continue reading
The Children
Another blank screen stares defiantly back at me, and my heart sinks at writing the words clambering to exit, as though maybe to keep them will somehow maintain some sense of order in our lives. To write them leaves me … Continue reading
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Damage
We must be mindful not to carry the labels assigned to us, including those we assign to ourselves. To consider ourselves damaged goods sets us up to accept being treated less than we deserve, and further abuse. The label may … Continue reading
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Safe Places
I am speaking publicly about the events around the shooting and the abuse leading up to it more frequently . I continue to believe that if one person hears my story and does something differently, I am doing what I … Continue reading
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