Today we celebrate Australia 🇦🇺 Day. There is much to celebrate! Relative safety, sun, parks, beaches, transport, coffee. Work. Opportunity to grow. We made a decision ten years ago. To take up a challenge, and make Australia home. We did, and we have never looked back.
Thank you, Australia, we still call Australia home!
By Claire and Dad, I love the amazing bond between father and daughter. Beautiful sweet voice of an angel, I have it on repeat xx
You’ve got a friend in me. Something to brighten up the day! I really wish my mother-in-law was alive, she would have loved this. I can just imagine her saying, ‘it is too wonderful’. I miss my mother-in-law!
One of my favorites from a long time ago.
Pick-me-up, new shoes, just because.
Question of the ages.
Because the smile is so flashy white.
Because the light shining, when it shines, is so dazzling bright that everything else pales in comparison.
So I hold out for those moments. Those brief periods of payoff when everything else is forgotten.
And then the tears. With the brutal dismissal. And would there be care or empathy or kindness? No. The light is off, and it may or may not be switched on again. Whenever. It is not about me.
And so the world revolves around the narc. Planet Narc. You either like it or you don’t.
Here’s the deal with narcissists. They are like set in cement, and never, ever change. It is all about them. Even when it is not about them, they make it about them. And if they feel criticized in any form or fashion, expect to be punished. In whatever form. Expect to be ignored and brushed aside. Because you are not worth anything. They are experts at manipulation and mask-wearing. The facade is everything. Even if they are caught red-handed, they will be annoyed if others do not believe their lies. Because how can others not believe what they say? Even if what they are saying is so ludicrous it would be evident to a three-year old. They will attempt to gas-light. May succeed. Because you will doubt your own sanity. They are over-the-top charmers. Their charm will intoxicate. Until the coin is flipped and their real self is revealed. Cold, callous, abrupt, dismissive, anything but charming. It is hard to be charming all the time. The facade saps energy. It will only be a matter of time before the real self emerges. Be warned. Be prepared. Take care. Take action and walk away.
Finally, how do you know when a narc is lying?
When his (her) lips are moving.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/through-the-looking-glass/201511/beware-the-charming-narcissist
Seeking new beginnings
Waiting for the thrill
Impatiently enduring
Time’s boring bitter pill
Can my life be altered
Somewhere near or far?
Lift me from my current
To the nearest star!
Out towards the heavens
My eyes – they lift aright
For I hope tomorrow
Dawns after this long night
Poems and Petals 