@MLSokoro You can employ a professional caregiver to take care of her or have your sisters stay with her, in any case she is their real mother but not your wife's real mother (this is the truth). She's been staying with her for 2years!!!, what are your sisters doing about their mother?
@libriscent If you are not planning to leave (for whatever reason) then go grey rock and start practicing detachment!!...for your mental health and your nervous system!!
People are allowed to delete you off social media, delete your number, and just stop hanging with you. They don't owe you an explanation. If they don't like your energy anymore, you're toxic to them now, or you're affecting their mental health they're allowed to cut you off. Period.
An alcoholic friend of Philip Yancey once said to him:
“When I'm late to church, people turn around and stare at me with frowns of disapproval. I get the clear message that I'm not as responsible as they are. When I'm late to AA, the meeting comes to a halt and everyone jumps up to hug and welcome me. They realize that my lateness may be a sign that I almost didn't make it. When I show up, it proves that my desperate need for them won out over my desperate need for alcohol."
THE STAGES OF AWAKENING
Awakening isn’t a single moment... it’s a series of unfoldings that happen over and over again... each one deeper, clearer, and more humbling than the last. It’s not a ladder we climb, but a spiral that keeps bringing us closer to truth.
The Slumber....
This is where most of humanity begins... asleep to who they truly are. Life feels mechanical... driven by survival, validation, and external approval. You play roles, chase goals, and repeat patterns without knowing why. But somewhere deep inside... a quiet restlessness begins to stir.
The Cracking Open....
Something happens that shakes your world... loss, heartbreak, illness, or sudden awareness. The illusion of control begins to fall apart. This is the stage of questioning... when you start asking, “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?” It’s disorienting... but it’s also the beginning of remembering.
The Dark Night...
When old identities fall away, what’s left is the void. This is the descent... the facing of shadows, fear, and unhealed pain. It can feel endless, but it’s where your soul reclaims its power. The darkness isn’t punishment... it’s purification.
The Rising...
After surrendering to the darkness, light begins to return. You start to see meaning in the chaos. Synchronicities appear. The universe feels alive again. You feel called to live with intention... to heal, to serve, to embody your truth.
The Integration...
This is where awakening becomes embodiment. You stop chasing the light and start becoming it. You learn to hold both shadow and sun with grace. You move through life with compassion, knowing that everything... even the pain... was a teacher.
The Service...
Eventually, awakening becomes less about “me” and more about “we.” You realize the journey was never just yours. Your presence, your love, and your example become medicine for others. You become a bridge... a living reminder that light always finds its way home.
Awakening isn’t the end of the journey... it’s the beginning of conscious living. Each cycle brings you closer to wholeness... closer to love... closer to the Creator that lives within all things.
~ ZF
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THEY'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU. NEVER.
Because somewhere between the heartbreak and the healing—
you became untouchable.
You were shattered, but you rebuilt yourself from the ashes with divine precision.
You turned pain into poetry, wounds into wisdom, and silence into strength.
You were broken —
but you never became what broke you.
Every scar became a signature, a mark of initiation into your higher self.
Every tear watered your evolution. Every ending prepared you for rebirth.
Now your energy speaks before you do.
Your aura tells stories only old souls understand.
You walk different because you earned your peace.
You love softer but stand stronger.
Your presence is a privilege.
You are not for everyone — you are for the awakened, the aligned, the brave enough to see your depth.
You are both the lesson and the mirror —
a reflection that reveals truth, awakens awareness, and exposes what others hide from.
And from this point forward —
you’re not chasing, proving, or explaining.
You’re embodying.
You’re walking in rooms like you remember who you are — a masterpiece carved from chaos.
~ Lizz Marion
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Whatever you do, pray for the ability to see your own sins, your own hypocrisy, and your own shortcomings. Never lose sight of that. Never get so carried away, pointing fingers that you forget you, too, have abscesses that need tending.