Books of Support
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There's Something For Me to Say...
Here's What You Did to Brighten My Day
Was it a laugh or smile?
A word of encouragment,
To go another mile.
An action of correction,
When the need arose.
A helping hand to complete our goal.
A conversation just between friends;
a lasting impression until the end.
A listening ear when the problems were near,
A co-workers strength when the weak shed a tear.
The bond of workers striving along,
until it's time to return home.
When the final moment has come to say good-bye...
I'll quietly go and leave with a smile. -
C.M.Cox published: The Best Poems and Poets of 2003
The International Library of Poetry ISBN: 0-7951-5245-0
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The circle of life does not begin with birth or end in death,
life continues forever in love. -c.m.cox
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Reviving Ophelia
Secret Survivors
Ghosts In The Bedroom
Me, Mammography, And Mastectomies.
Internet Support Groups
Cynthia Cox
First Edition
Second Edition
published: August 2010
by: www.authorcynthiacox.com
Cox wrote two editions of The I in Me to reach greater distance in building bridges of humanity by sharing her triumphs of surviving and living life through her life's circumstances.
Stage Three: Healing
15. - I will learn that I am entitled to take the initiative to share in life's riches.
16. - will learn to strengthen the healthy parts of myself, adding to my self-esteem.
17. - I will learn how to make necessary changes in my behavior and relationships at home and work.
18. - I will learn to resolve the abuse with my offenders to the extent that is acceptable to me.
19. - I will learn my own meaning about the abuse and release me from this legacy of the past.
20. - I will learn to see myself as a thriver in all aspects of life - love, work, parenting, and play.
21. - I will learn to resolve in the reunion of my new self and eternal soul.
Stage One: Remembering
1. - I will accept the truth that I am in a breakthrough crisis, gaining some sense of my abuse.
2. - I will determine that I was physically, sexually, or emotionally abused as a child.
3. - I will make a commitment to recovery from my childhood abuse.
4. - I shall re-experience each set of memories as they surface in my mind.
5. - I accept that I was powerless over my abusers' action which holds THEM responsible.
6. - I can respect my shame and anger as a consequence of my abuse, but shall try not to turn it against myself or others.
7. - I can sense my inner child whose efforts to survive now can be appreciated.
Stage Two: Mourning
8.- I will make inventory of the problem areas in my adult life.
9. - I will work to identify the parts of myself connected to self-sabotage.
10. - I will learn to control my anger and find healthy outlets for my aggression.
11. - I will learn to identify faulty beliefs and distorted perceptions in myself and others.
12. - I will learn to face my shame with compassion and develop self-compassion.
13. - I will accept that I have the right to be who I want to be and live the way that I want to live.
14. - I will learn to grieve my childhood and mourn the loss of those who failed me.
published: January 2011
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