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From Adoption Healing Supplement, Part I Sometimes I think the 9 months I spent inside my mom was the best time of my life and the happiest and most content and whole and complete I've ever been. - anon...Continue reading

From Adoption Healing a path to recovery Chapter 9: The Truth Hurts...Continue reading

Adoption Healing... a path to recovery: Chapter 8: Limbo: The Purgatory of Not Knowing the Truth ...Continue reading

Chapter 8: Limbo: The Purgatory of Not Knowing the Truth As was stated earlier, the future is blind without sight of the past. The effect on the lives of adopted people who do not know the truth of their origins is a prime example of this adage. If the adoptee does not know the truth about why she was given up, then she may never (unless she does a lot of work similar to that outlined in this book) really trust anyone to stay in a relationship with her. Her relationship...Continue reading

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From "Adoption Healing... a path to recovery for mothers who lost children to adoption" : Chapter 4: On the Dotted Line Mothers preparing to surrender had essentially been living on death row and were being led quickly to the death chamber. In order to walk that last hundred yards, they had to shut down because of the horror they faced. They stayed in that state, in differing degrees, for decades in order to survive the worst thing imaginable in this world--the worst thin...Continue reading

Each day is a new beginning. Your life is a journey ahead of you. Each day is a new beginning. Yesterday is a friend that will guide you. There will be good ti...mes and bad times; Cherish the good, because they make life sweet, But be thankful for the bad, For through them you come to knowThe important things in life And the meaning of life. There will be times when you face difficult decisions, And you won’t know which way to turn. The important thing is that you make a choice, And move forward. There will be times that test your strength and endurance, But don’t give up; Refuse to accept defeat, For perseverance is the key to success. There will be times when you are hurt by love. Forgive those who hurt you So that your heart will be free to love again. There will be times when you make mistakes. Remember that mistakes are not a reflection of your self-worth, But of your humanity. Nor do they make you less of a person. Because of the lessons you’ve learned, You’ve grown and become wiser. There will be times when your search for happiness Leads to frustration and disappointment, But don’t stop believing in happiness. Being happy with yourself goes a long way toward Knowing happiness in your life. There will be times when life seems unfair, But don’t allow it to make you bitter And steal your joy. Nothing is worth this. When fear stands in the way of reaching out for your dreams, Confront them and you will conquer them. There will be times when your faith is shaken, But don’t despair, It will rise up and carry you above the storm and to victory. - Nancye Sims Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be. - Wayne Dyer Namasté :)

Adoption Crossroads would love to host another adoption conference, Shedding Light on the Adoption Experience VII, in New York in 2022 Our last 2 conferences were in 2006 and 2010. It’s time for another. ... We are looking for free/donated space to hold the conference. Please contact Joe if you can help. Email directly: [email protected] Here are the programs for our last two conferences. https://www.adoptionhealing.com//Program%20At%20A%20Glance and 2010, https://www.adoptionhealing.com/Conference/Featuring.html Thanks, Joe

I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. It’s because of them I’m doing it myself. Albert Einstein

You are invited to our 33rd Anniversary Outing https://www.adoptionhealing.com/Anniversaryouting.htm

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You are invited to our 33rd Anniversary Outing https://www.adoptionhealing.com/Anniversaryouting.htm

From Adoption Healing Supplement, Part I Sometimes I think the 9 months I spent inside my mom was the best time of my life and the happiest and most content and whole and complete I've ever been. - anon...Continue reading

From Adoption Healing... a path to recovery - Chapter 10: Triage: Treating the Primal Wound...Continue reading

From Adoption Healing a path to recovery Chapter 9: The Truth Hurts...Continue reading

Adoption Healing... a path to recovery: Chapter 8: Limbo: The Purgatory of Not Knowing the Truth ...Continue reading

Chapter 8: Limbo: The Purgatory of Not Knowing the Truth As was stated earlier, the future is blind without sight of the past. The effect on the lives of adopted people who do not know the truth of their origins is a prime example of this adage. If the adoptee does not know the truth about why she was given up, then she may never (unless she does a lot of work similar to that outlined in this book) really trust anyone to stay in a relationship with her. Her relationship...Continue reading

From Adoption Healing... a path to recovery for mothers who lost children to adoption: Chapter 5: Homeward Bound ...Continue reading

Adoption Healing... a path to recovery Chapter 6: The Wreck Revisited...Continue reading

In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst. In the name of the values that keep you alive, do not let your vision of man be distorted by the ugly, the cowardly, the mindless... Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it's yours. AYN RAND

From "Adoption Healing... a path to recovery for mothers who lost children to adoption" : Chapter 4: On the Dotted Line Mothers preparing to surrender had essentially been living on death row and were being led quickly to the death chamber. In order to walk that last hundred yards, they had to shut down because of the horror they faced. They stayed in that state, in differing degrees, for decades in order to survive the worst thing imaginable in this world--the worst thin...Continue reading

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Some Wisdom... Patience is learning how to wait when you really don't want to. It's discovering things you like to do while you're waiting, and becoming so happy with. . . what you're doing that you forget you're waiting. Patience is taking time every day to dream your dreams and develop the confidence in yourself to change your dreams into reality. Patience is being good to yourself and having the faith to hold on to your dreams, even as days go by when you can't see how ...they will come true. Patience is loving others even when they disappoint you and you don't understand them. It's knowing how to let go and accept others as they are and forgive them for things they have done. Patience is loving yourself and giving yourself time to grow; it's doing things that keep you healthy and happy, and it's knowing that you deserve the best in life and are willing to work for it, no matter how long it takes. Patience is being willing to face whatever challenges life gives you, realizing that life has also given you the strength and courage to endure and deal with each challenge. Patience is the ability to continue to love and laugh no matter what your circumstances may be, because you recognize that in time those circumstances will change, and that love and laughter are what give life deeper meaning, and you the determination to continue to have patience. - Donna Levine "Don’t let others box you into their idea of what they think you should be. A confined identity is a miserable way to exist. Be you and live free. Trust that in living true to yourself, you will attract people that support and love you, just as you are. Jaeda deWalt "I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear." - Martin Luther King Jr. "The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it" - George Orwell Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth. Mahatma Gandhi "The better we become aware of our feelings, the better our decisions will be." - JS "As strange as it may seem, pain is our ally, not our enemy. Pain is our body's way of telling us something is wrong and needs to be addressed. Without pain we would die, literally. So, we need to embrace our pain and do what needs to be done to bandage each wound, physical or emotional. Healing will follow." - JS Namasté:)