rickrttr’s last login was Monday, November 5 2007.
Hi rickrttr,I enjoyed reading your profile and I will look forward to perusing your shelf. I was the victim of domestic violence and abuse so your field of study has always interested me. I had actually planned to attend college to major in psychology but by my senior of year high school I realized I most needed to get away from home and become completely independant. I found a very good job as an Executive Secretary which was a real hoot because I only had ninth grade typing as a qualification. How I came to have this job is a hoot too.I also have one dog. No fish. My husband and I enjoy biking, hiking, backpacking and re-enactments of the Mountain Man period called "Rendezvous." I am a published poet (small on line literary journals and one small anthology of poems called "Spirit of Strength" all of the poems being written by those of us who have survived cancer.I but for the past year or so I have been collecting all of my poems hoping to find a publisher who finds my work worthy of publishing. My poetry is quite different from what we see in the mainstream of poetry right now. They are neither obtuse nor are they strings of words without clear meaning. I suppose you could say that each one tells a story within a poetic form. I use spacing between words, capitalize an entire word or capitalize the first letter of other words in order to make the appropriate impact I wish to create.It is interesting that you refer to yourself as a warrior. I have just completed two poems: "The Warrior" and "The Warrior in Death." Both of these poems have been inspired by my sister's husband who is fighting a battle with inoperable Stage 4 lung cancer.I am married to a wonderful, kind, generous and gentle man. For this I am grateful. So many of us who were abused as children are drawn toward what is familiar - abuse. That could have been me, it nearly was but Bruce came along and by extraordinary sensitivity recognized that I had an unhappy story to tell. It only made him all the more kind and compassionate. We will have been married 30 years this coming August. I will turn 50 years old (young) in September.I hope to have you as a Shelfari friend and share our books and comments.The Poet
Sorry, didn't mean to ignore some of your questions. I pretty much like most kinds of music... not rap, though... no acid rock, either.CEUs for licensure but then again, they're for life, too. :)I heard that there is an annual cruise in May for hypnotherapy. I may do that next year. Sounds interesting, I think.
Thanks for the e-mail. I was an O2G1P the first time (airborne flute player - I was at Bragg a very short time)... then I went back as a Signal Officer... then back as a social service assistant - Installation Volunteer Coordinator GS 186 or 187 I forget which. I was in Italy, Germany, Texas, and Belgium. Was also in The Netherlands but could not find a paying job.I've been looking at my backyard (which looks like a tornado breezed through) wondering if I can bring the yard back to its former beauty. I think it would require more of my attention... there must be some other way. Gardner for hire?!!What was your MOS? Were you in the service?You sound like you keep active. That's great... I got my head too far into changing my career for awhile and am now getting back the balance I encourage others to put into their lives!W
wow your profile touched me. you have been through a lot and that gives me great hope in my own life. i went through losing my fiance to cancer so to hear from a survivor who is able to give back wisdom and hope to others in a VERY personal way is powerful. please let me know of any good books to read of grief recover. It has been 9 years BUT i always love to learn and grow from this experience and i want to walk alongside of others who hurt. thanks for commenting on my page!
Perhaps your books would be something to show on the Bibliotherapy list?