Don’t Get Back up Too Soon: A New Mantra for Challenging Times.
At first, I tried to get back up and get going again, to soldier on, to get better soon, but it didn’t help. I needed to stay down.
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Initiation of Grief.
Grief is the healing balm that honors and supports the deep, deep healing so desperately needed at this time.
Nature’s Hymn.
She heals me, shelters and feeds me, nurturing and teaching me something new... Never will I forget how soft Her embrace is and forgiving in nature.
Note to Self: Acknowledge the Barriers and Bridges Within.
Allow yourself the courage to break down those barriers. See the bridges that have been there all along. And be unafraid to keep crossing them.
I Am Here to Know Power and Everything That Comes with It.
There is nothing weak about being 'small', when it means humble, unassuming, and respectful. I know where true power lies now.
What It Means to Love a Soul Rebel.
Once she loves you, that love is eternal and cannot be broken... She will always be your protector, but she will never be your prisoner.
Love and Compulsion Cannot Coexist.
She uses her compulsion as a salve, as self-punishment, as an escape from her pain, as control, and as avoidance. It is bigger than she is.
Saudade and the Struggle of Our Past Choices.
When the whole load was thrown at us, it makes it harder to make a choice without falling into the power struggles of the victim and persecutor roles.
Thanksgiving: A Different Kind of Gratitude After Loss.
Finding things that companion you can be a great way to practice the theme of Thanksgiving season. Gratitude can be a companion rather than a commandment.
4 Elements of ‘Work as Play’: My Father’s Legacy to Me.
As the poet Rumi suggests, what we do is the beauty that we love. Beauty, love, and work, when blended together, can be called play.