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Why does Jorja use bad words @%#*@!*?

I know this is a touchy subject and I know there will be a whole big, bad bunch of you that will get all hot and bothered and disagree with me.  That’s okay.  Write your own blog and don’t read mine.  I don’t mean to disrespect your views.  I really do respect them, that is why I am clearly stating, right here that you are free to not read my blog.  It’s like an R-rated movie, if you are offended by the language and themes of R-rated movies then don’t go to R-rated movies, but for Pete’s sake, don’t go and then belly-ache because of what you have to endure!  The same goes for here, I am not a total potty-mouth, but this is the deal, seriously, I have a very deep and real faith, however, I have experienced very deep and real pain.  Throughout the workings of that faith and the experiences of that pain I have found that there are times, for me, that words, even bad ones are helpful.  I have also discovered that I have found far more friends than I have lost because I am not offended by bad words.  Throughout all of it, I have learned and am still learning that no one knows where another man walks, what his personal struggle or pain is or has been, so if a bad word eases his pain…who am I?  Who am I?  Consider this a strong parental warning, this is not a blog for teens, and certainly not for children. ;)  I may abbreviate at times, one of my favorite friends uses a litany that I like, it is DSF, you can figure it out.

why i write this blog ~


I write to help other women know and value their authentic selves and to help them move towards contributing with passion to their worlds!

I believe women are the greatest life-givers in our society, yet many women, by mid-life, have fallen prey to losing themselves in the roles and expectations of their families, cultures and inner critics. They have lost their way and I believe, a true sense of self and ability to use their voices. Eleanor Roosevelt said that she believes we decide who we really are and then live with that decision.
I write with a two-fold purpose: to document my journey of learning and owning my true self and how it impacts my life, and to help other women do the same. I am not one who as arrived, but a fellow traveler. As I write, I hope my vulnerability connects me with others as they see their hopes, their foibles, their fears and aspirations in my story. And as we learn, and come to value our voices, we are not turned inward, but, on the contrary, we will become more connected to those around us.
Women who are able to learn, value and contribute are women who are living beyond the pale!

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“I am a frayed and nibbled survivor in a fallen world, and I am getting along. I am aging and eaten and have done my share of eating too. I am not washed and beautiful, in control of a shining world in which everything fits, but instead am wondering awed about on a splintered wreck I've come to care for, whose gnawed trees breathe a delicate air, whose bloodied and scarred creatures are my dearest companions, and whose beauty bats and shines not in its imperfections but overwhelmingly in spite of them...” Annie Dillard

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