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    Healing Journey: As Travelled by Dolly Little, 1994–99
    Healing Journey: As Travelled by Dolly Little, 1994–99
    Healing Journey: As Travelled by Dolly Little, 1994–99
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    Healing Journey: As Travelled by Dolly Little, 1994–99

    By Dolly Little

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    For the first five decades of her life, Dolly
    wore her inferiority complex like a second
    skin. It was so much a part of her that she
    didnt even know it was there. Possibly nobody
    else did either.
    At the age of four she was told, by her birth
    Mother, big girls dont cry. So from that time
    on she didnt!! Except when she absolutely
    couldnt help it and then she would go away
    on her own so that she wouldnt be a nuisance
    or make anyone cross with her. It was the age
    when children were seen but not heard.
    Just before her eighth birthday her Father left without saying Goodbye and
    this resulted in her Mother having to put Dolly and her little sister into foster
    care. There were three homes, the first was only temporary whilst a permanent
    one was found. The second was not a happy experience for Dolly but the third
    was just magic. She felt so lucky to be a part of Mums family.
    In decade number six there were many changes in Dollys life, she walked away
    from a thirty year marriage and set up home on her own, not an easy thing
    to do. Many new friends came into her life and between them they managed
    to teach her how to value herself. It took a lot of patience and persistence but
    gradually the healing took hold and is still continuing today. By helping others
    she found that she was helping herself too, magic.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris UK
    Release dateAug 31, 2011
    ISBN9781465302755
    Healing Journey: As Travelled by Dolly Little, 1994–99
    Author

    Dolly Little

    For the first five decades of her life, Dolly wore her inferiority complex like a second skin. It was so much a part of her that she didn’t even know it was there. Possibly nobody else did either. At the age of four she was told, by her birth Mother, ‘big girls don’t cry’. So from that time on she didn’t!! Except when she absolutely couldn’t help it and then she would go away on her own so that she wouldn’t be a nuisance or make anyone cross with her. It was the age when children were seen but not heard. Just before her eighth birthday her Father left without saying ‘Goodbye’ and this resulted in her Mother having to put Dolly and her little sister into foster care. There were three homes, the first was only temporary whilst a permanent one was found. The second was not a happy experience for Dolly but the third was just magic. She felt so lucky to be a part of Mum’s family. In decade number six there were many changes in Dolly’s life, she walked away from a thirty year marriage and set up home on her own, not an easy thing to do. Many new friends came into her life and between them they managed to teach her how to value herself. It took a lot of patience and persistence but gradually the healing took hold and is still continuing today. By helping others she found that she was helping herself too, magic.

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      Healing Journey - Dolly Little

      Little Brother

      There have been special people in the past

      I’m sure it’s true.

      But for me, the eternal die was cast

      When God made you.

      Thank you for touching my heart with love

      Awakening joy within me.

      It surrounds my waking and sleeping from above

      Gently setting me free.

      So many tears of release have been shed

      Puzzled by deep emotions

      I try to follow where I am being led

      By exciting new notions.

      Earthly time together will be short, I know

      But love never dies.

      So when it is time for you to go

      Gently break the ties.

      I know in my heart that you will

      Only be a thought away

      You have often told me so, but still

      Roll on Reunion Day.

      Precious Time

      Time is precious; do not waste it on looking back with regret or

      forward with indifference because you think that you do not

      deserve anything better. Live for now, begin again today, make a

      fresh start.

      All the unhappiness and wrong turnings taken are behind you.

      They cannot be changed, but you can. Today is a special day, as

      special as you can make it or want it to be.

      You deserve all the good things in life, as much as anyone else, but

      it has to start in your heart. Like a little seed, let love grow, soon

      it will get stronger and so will you.

      The first step is the hardest, but once taken, there is no turning

      back. What you give to others will be returned tenfold if only you

      try it. Start with a smile; if you do not get one back, never mind.

      Keep trying; do not give up.

      After a while, you will look at things in a different light. Colours

      will be brighter, the songs of birds will sound more joyful. It may

      not be plain sailing all the way, but it will really be worth the

      effort.

      Peace

      What a precious gift is peace. She can come and go in the

      twinkling of an eye. If you give her the chance, she will surround

      you with a glow of warmth and gentleness.

      But just the slightest discordant sound or interruption, and she

      disappears like a shy child behind her mother’s skirt when

      visitors arrive.

      Then you have to coax her back bit by bit. Have you noticed how

      much easier it is for her to be with you during meditation?

      Why not sit down in a comfy chair and close your eyes. Picture a

      little room that has not seen the light of day for years.

      Mentally open the door and walk in, draw back the curtains, and

      let in the sunlight and the sound of sweet bird songs.

      How about a spring clean? Get rid of the cobwebs, change the

      covers on the chairs, shake the rugs, and in the future, when every

      day interruptions get in the way, there will be no need for panic.

      You will know that she will never be far away. Just in her little

      haven that you have made especially for her, and you can join her

      anytime, anywhere, any day. Just close your eyes.

      As you and she grow stronger together, the separations will

      become less, and the confidence you share will be a source of great

      joy to you and everyone who loves you.

      Joy

      Joy is waking up in the morning knowing that you haven’t got to

      jump out of bed quickly and rush to work. To be able to lie there

      for a few blissful minutes, wriggle your toes and snuggle the duvet

      under your chin and grin.

      Joy is opening one eye and discovering that the sky is blue and the

      birds are singing their little socks off. It seems as if they are doing

      it just for you. What a way to start the day.

      Joy is finally doing something you have put off for ages, and when

      it is done, you feel as if a great weight has been lifted from your

      shoulders. You feel as if you could fly up to the sky.

      Joy is seeing your children fully grown up, healthy, and happy

      making their own way in the world, with families and pets and

      great expectations. Send a prayer that their wishes do come true.

      Joy is looking forward to each new day with anticipation, just

      knowing that something great will happen, even though you

      might be passed the first flush of youth. The young do not have

      the monopoly on schemes and dreams.

      Joy is a feeling in your heart. It makes you smile, chuckle even,

      seemingly without reason. It’s that good to be alive, feeling that

      comes when everything in the world is right with you. You cannot

      measure it but do, please cherish it.

      Choices

      When you were young, maybe you didn’t realise that you could

      make a choice. You were told what to do, what was right, and

      what was wrong. The difference between good and bad. If you

      were lucky, you were given values and standards to live by.

      But those values and standards belonged to those who, in good

      faith, passed them on. To become yours, you had to choose which

      felt right for you personally. This could sometimes take ages.

      Teenage years is a time when many reject what has been taught,

      out of hand, with no better reason than, they want to be

      themselves and nothing like their parents, guardians, or whoever is

      in authority over them.

      Then you fall in love, and you will do anything to make your new

      partner happy. The sun shines out of you know where, and maybe

      you get a bit blinded because you are seeing everything through

      rose-tinted glasses.

      The next development is the arrival of offspring, and suddenly, the

      boot is on the other foot. You are the teacher and the setter of

      standards and values. Have they changed at all since you were

      little? If so, is it for the better or not?

      Perhaps over the years, they were slowly whittled away. This is

      nobody’s fault but your own, you allowed it to happen. It takes

      strength of character to stand up for what you believe in when

      those around you are decrying it as old-fashioned.

      The longer you allow this state of affairs to exist, the harder it is to

      break free and become the real you. You must be true to your

      own heart and mind, and learn to accept the next person’s truth

      whilst acknowledging it as theirs, not yours.

      There are two sides to everything, a positive and a negative.

      What is one person’s positive is another person’s negative. Try

      looking at the other person’s point

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