Family
A true family isn’t divisive and manipulative. Family is like a tree that is there to provide shelter if need be. If perchance we don’t have a family we can depend on, it is time to create our own tribe. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2023
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Becoming Whole
We were born whole into families who were positioned to benefit from our gifts. Instead of allowing us to come into our own they decided to reprogram us into caricatures of themselves. Those decisions whether based on fear or spite impoverishes the family. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2023
Family
Family isn’t bonded by blood. It’s bonded through love. The family we are born into is not always the family we are destined to be a part of. The choice is ours as to whether we want to survive or strive. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2023
Feeling the Heat
Relationships can be toxic regardless of whether they are with family, lovers, colleagues or friends. We all carry negative baggage. It is imperative that we don’t put our hearts into the fire for scarring is bound to occur. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2022
Living
We arrived on this earth with everything we needed to thrive and survive. Our support system included family. Even though some of us lacked a loving environment in our formative years, the fact that we survived proves our resilience. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Fear
When we entertain fear self pity becomes our constant companion. Brokenness creates a chasm between us and our sanity. Fear causes us to make decisions that are detrimental to our well being. We don’t need all the trappings of this world, not having a family or friends aren’t handicaps, they are opportunities in becoming more […]
Prioritizing our Time
There are things that matters more than money and influence and that is spending time with ourselves and our family, especially our children. The time we have to spend with our kids is short. If we don’t know ourselves how can we build on our core values? Without knowledge of self we become like a […]
A Sense of Belonging
When we don’t feel a sense of belonging we become empty, morass and despondent. Everybody wants to have a place to belong to, a family to belong to, and a sense of appreciation from their peers. Not knowing your identity and the origin of your ancestors is like falling from space without a parachute. […]
Why do we Stay
Some people say if it was that bad why did you stay. People stay because they are afraid of being ostracized. We all want to belong and therefore we self deface ourselves by being in relationships that damages our psyche and our health. Feel free to agree or disagree with me. We attribute blame […]
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