And doubtless, this is no coincidence. } catch (err) { fetchBids: function() { It is through experiences that we learn and grow and expand ourselves. Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir. She was his ex-wife, the first time he tried to kill her, and yet, as long as the documents kept saying that, to me a poet who is so focused on language it still added into the record some ownership of her. Perhaps one thing thats embedded in all of the things that you said has to do with language, she says. His posts have received over 50 million views. I tell her story, my story, over and over again until I am numb to the details in hopes that it will save another womans life. Wisdom has as its antonyms foolishness or follybut not always. "The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations" [ahem]." It makes you stronger. //]]> Winfrey has also kept busy as. }("apstag", window, document, "script", "//c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js"); function getCookieWithoutJQuery(name) { ~ Socrates, "The wisest of the wise may err." Thats not how it happens, and people dont understand that a woman, even someone who is educated, is employed and not dependent on her husband for her livelihood or her childrens care, could still find herself in a situation that was very hard to extricate herself from. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, stalled in the Senate due to the influence of the gun lobby, 500% increased risk of lethality with a gun in the hands of an abuser, the majority of the 23,000 stolen firearms recovered by police between 2010 and 2016 were recovered in connection with crimes, including more than 1,500 violent acts. She is currently working on finishing a draft of her memoir Three Napkin Roses, which explores her experience as a restaurant worker and the dangerous precipice so many Americans risk falling from. 19 views, 1 likes, 1 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Believers Destination: Wounds into wisdom. Don't stress too much about tomorrow.". googletag.pubads().enableAsyncRendering(); They are very powerful.". var ue_mid = "A1PQBFHBHS6YH1"; An injury is damage to your body. Serious and infected wounds may require first aid . ~ Aeschylus, "It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. Should Pet Euthanasia Appointments Be Recorded? Wise people talk less, are silent more, and listen more than those lacking wisdom. RachelElizondo is an emerging writer for South Georgia who is interested in writing about the overlooked people, places, and issues affecting the rural south. But also, if it made her angry that another young woman, just three years older than she had been when her mother was murdered, had to be told of such a similar tragedy nearly 35 years later. I heard that an ambulance was on the way. Having reached a point in life where my years of adventure and romance seem well behind me, I often tell people that now Im in it for the wisdom. She had saved it all. "Abdication syndrome" occurs when followers hand responsibility for their lives over to leaders. [CDATA[ That another woman had to walk through the door of the home where her mother was murdered and walk out a completely different person. Her stepfather had stolen the gun, she told me in her interview. FEATURESVIDEOSPERSPECTIVESFOLKLORESPONSORED STORIES, GENERAL STOREPODCASTFOODWAYSCOCKTAILSPHOTO ESSAYS, CUSTOMER SERVICEPRIVACY POLICYSUBMISSIONSMEMBERSHIPS. All quotes are from Natasha Trethewey's book. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it." I love thinking that, well, what you just said and what you said in the very beginning, knowing that you were not alone. Thats the number one indicator.. ~ H. L. Mencken, "Wisdom is a good purchase, though we pay dearly for it." Additionally, many said wise things on various topics but not really about wisdom itself. They often happen because of an accident, but surgery, sutures, and stitches also cause wounds. Success often lies just the other side of failure." And this is called the power of wisdom, intuition, or intellect, but the same could only be obtained after experiencing different phases of life. function q(c, r) { A.src = t; ~ Edmund Burke, "A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it were real, so he escapes suffering". Rather, turn it into the power of wisdom and utilize it expeditiously. MedlinePlus links to health information from the National Institutes of Health and other federal government agencies. //=0){return}if("ue_https" in e){f=e.ue_https}else{f=e.location&&e.location.protocol=="https:"?1:0}i=f? Marleta from Sacramento California MARCH 29, 2022. [CDATA[ It lay on the nightstand beside the bed, and as the officers entered the room to arrest him he said he'd planned to use it on himself. I know as she says this that I am catching a glimpse into my future. 730 6812. Happiness never decreases by being shared." "All life is an experiment. I start by asking about the factors that she feels contributed to her mothers murder. Im interested, too, about what is similar about our experiences, even as there are other divergences, she says. "Turn your wounds into wisdom." Oprah Winfrey tags: experience , inspirational , pain , wisdom , wounds 6793 likes Like "The human race tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. 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