Victoria Ponders

forgiveness

September 3, 2024

You Were Right

Being a decisive one, I run on conviction most days. Unafraid to take a position on the field yet I need to remember to yield. Give my fellow players…in the game of life…their due. I love a meditative moment when awareness peaks. Across the day, I get swept up in all the “other” but… Continue reading

Wellness

apologies, forgiveness, insight, kindness, lifestyle, meditation, motivation
August 12, 2024

Bunnies, Books & Forgiveness

The other day while sitting on the deck I had a visitor. A sweet baby bunny intent on munching on a leafy hunk of geranium, juicy and wet, freshly fallen from the large stone planter thanks to an overnight thunderstorm. She glanced at me, just a few feet away and must’ve concluded I looked harmless,… Continue reading

Surviving Sue

books, dementia, Family, forgiveness, gratitude, love, relationships
April 14, 2024

Loving Lisa: Easter Candy Absolution

I love, love, love my sister Lisa. (For any new reader friends, Lisa is my beloved older sister who is developmentally disabled.) Functionally, Lisa has a few physical disabilities, too, but they don’t slow her down much. She’s hilarious and quirky, with a savant memory for vintage TV trivia and music. If not for loving… Continue reading

Family

confessions, disabilities, disordered eating, forgiveness, humor, love, sisters, Surviving Sue
March 14, 2024

Peek Inside: “Surviving Sue” – Fault Lines

My mom, Sue, had a compulsive need to be right. She navigated most days in search of human fault lines, similar to the geological variety. Volatile and just beneath the surface. Dangerous, hard to detect, and ever-present. Sue sought fault lines and weaknesses in others as one of her defensive maneuvers. Her contentious behavior was best… Continue reading

Surviving Sue

Adler, author, defense mechanisms, Family, forgiveness, healing, love, mental health, psychology, writer
September 11, 2022

Finding My Way to Forgiveness

Despite the madness, forgiveness was always the destination. Continue reading

Family

Family, forgiveness, girlfriends, gratitude, love, mental health, self-care

“Surviving Sue”, a special story about resiliency and love: Eckhartz Press (paperback) and eBook on Amazon.

Peek Inside “Surviving Sue“

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Workshops

Chicago Writers Association Speakers Bureau – Writing for Wellness; Navigating Elder Care with Grace & Humor

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You Were Right

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Loving Lisa: Easter Candy Absolution

Peek Inside: “Surviving Sue” – Fault Lines

Finding My Way to Forgiveness

Peek Inside “Surviving Sue“

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