Dear E,
Masha and Anya just launched their business Golubee! I'm so excited for them and think their products are so cute! Check it out and share with your friends 😊
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Narcissistic abuse is abuse carried out specifically by a narcissist or someone with a narcissist personality disorder. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a narcissist is "an extremely self-centered person who has an exaggerated sense of self-importance." According to an article in Psychology Today, an abusive narcissist may feel shame at not living up to the ideal of himself he imagines, so he uses abuse as a form of defense or to prop himself up. I am not a therapist, a counselor, or an expert in narcissistic abuse, but I have seen first-hand the long-lasting mental and emotional damage a narcissist can inflict. I will soon be taking a class on abuse and would like to share what I learn in a few blog posts, so I will write more about identifying this kind of abuse later. But first, here are 3 things narcissistic abuse destroys. A narcissist can be either male or female, but for the purposes of this article, I will use the example of a male narcissist in a relati...
If you've grown up going to church like I have, then you may have heard the story of Esther and Mordecai. It was easy for me as a girl to think of Esther as this great and courageous heroine, saving her people from genocide. And Esther was brave, but her courage did not come right away. A close reading of the text reveals Esther was at first afraid. Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai, “All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king.” (Esth 4:10-11) Her initial response to Mordecai's instruction to go to the king and beg for mercy was, "but if I do that I will die." Undoubtedly most of us, if put in her position, would say the same thing. My own life is often w...
Dear E, The fruit in Indonesia is incredibly good. I can't stop eating it. If I lived here I'd probably become a fruitarian. The mango is unlike any mango I've ever had in California, mangosteen (purple and round-ish) was not at all what I thought it would be like but it's delicious, and then there's Rambuton (red and spikey), or hairy fruit, because it looks like it has hair. rambuton tastes a bit like a large grape to me. The trip here took three days and three flights. Needless to say, both my friend and I were exhausted when we arrived. Also, because of the coronovirus outbreak, most people were wearing masks on the flight and I did end up wearing one for all three flights. I have to say I was happy to wear one even though I probably looked post-apocalyptic. Japan Airlines was an awesome company to fly with though. We had great food on the flight (they included ice cream!) and some unexpected ramen during our layover in Tokyo. Does having ramen in ...
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