Becoming Who I Am

Hello Lovelies,

Part of becoming who i really am is choosing to show my real face (not Lana del Rey's, however lovely she may be, see above - that was a temporary solution) and also choosing a new name for myself - i am still hesitating about this one and thinking things over, for now, just call me "Alix".

And so.. this is my new Google+ profile photo:

Hopefully, I will be able to take a better picture once I have moved for good and settled in a new - and better, not necessarily bigger - home. Here is a selfie with my eyes opened, for once. ;-)

You can see all of my selfies through the ages, right here.

Enjoy!

-Alix of TeaButterfly

 

Simple Life, Simple Truth

Hello Lovelies,

Remember my mentioning earlier in June that (add link) I was participating, for a mere 10 dollars a month zh challenge

there is a direct LINK between my simplifying project, my saying NO to one thing a day, and my remembering my being abused as a child...

more on that later...

-Naomi

Where there is LIfe, there is Hope: the Hardest Truth to Tell.

Hello Lovelies,

I'm Naomi (aka Vic) Lipson, and a 41 yrs old recovering victim of child abuse. This is me today, looking at you straight in the eye, unapologetically glancing back at life, and YES, softly smiling - I love this selfie, taken jsut a few days ago:

I'm alive and well. 

I'm into "Fem Power" (see the Feminine Power FaceBook page) for E, D & A reasons! 

E stands for "Experiencing the intimacy you desire in the relationships in your life" - this is difficult of course for any victim of sexual abuse, in infancy and adulthood alike. 

D stands for " Infusing your life with meaning and purpose" - when your very own parents actively hate you and want you dead since your in utero state, it's hard to make any sense out of this life of absurd happennings and endless pain. 

Finally A - a little hope here - stands for: "Expressing your deepest gifts " this is my ultimate goal in life, after my full recovery is achieved. A few of the gifts I have already expressed in life: speaking fluently 5 languages, dancing, swimming in an athletic way, singing (lyrical soprano), acting, both in film and in theatre play, being a digitally published author, being an artist with multiple solo exhibitions etc... The last time I expressed anything was... 10 yrs ago, it's more than time to find again the path to my true, deep self.

This is me then, trying to escape from the steel motherly hand crushing me:

-Naomi

PS: I'm well most of the time and when I'm not so well, I sing out loud this song:

http://youtu.be/Tth-8wA3PdY