Pause and Reflect
Valerie Ross AuthorWhen I was in Scientology, we were taught that people dropped their bodies. This distasteful phrase allowed people to put a barrier between themselves and the grief. Hubbard also called…
Weekly Opinion Poll
Poll Results January 2, 2025
The winner of the January 2, 2025 Opinion Poll is It Didn’t Hurt. As usual, keep a lookout for a post on this in the upcoming week. And don’t forget…
Silent Fights
“If only I could see it coming it would be easier.” That’s what I’d tell myself. I sat there quietly. I tried my best not to react to his latest…
December 26, 2024 Poll Results
The results of the last poll of the year are in. The clear winner is Silent Fight. This one will be an interesting one. In the meantime, be sure to…
The Hollywood Sign
One of the things I could see prominently from my berthing was the Hollywood Sign. Back in 1975, the internet wasn't available, so I went to the Chamber of Commerce.…
Poll Results
The winner of this Week’s poll is The Hollywood Sign. This will be a fun one. Look forward to the post in the upcoming week. In the meantime, be sure…
Ignoring the Bad
Early on in my journey in Scientology, I learned to ignore bad things people said about it. It was easy. Why? From the minute you walk in the door of…
Poll Winner December 5, 2024
The winner for this weeks’ opinion poll is Ignoring the Bad. Look for a post on that soon. Also, there may be a new post on another blog as well.…
Hip, Hip, Hooray!
Looking back at this bizarre ritual, it’s hard to even wrap my mind around the fact that it occurred. But yes, this was a thing when I was in Scientology.…
Poll Results November 28, 2024
This Week’s Winner is Hip Hip Hooray! With Ignoring the Bad coming in a close second. I’ve added Ignoring the Bad to next week’s poll so it can have a…
Faking a Floating Needle
This post is in response to last weeks’ poll. Be sure to get your vote in on this week’s poll. Thursday is Thanksgiving. I may not get the tally done…
Poll Results November 21, 2024
The winner of the November 21, 2024 poll was Faking a Floating Needle. I will be writing about that in the upcoming week. In the meantime, be sure to get…