Polly and Dolores: Ode to My Inbox.
Obviously, I chose the names for the alliteration. So imagine my stupefaction when I learned Polly means 'great sorrow', as does Dolores.
Browsing Tag:
denial
Coping Through This Time of Immense Loss.
This is a time of true transformation. We have to understand what is in our control, and what is not, and surrender to that over which we have no choice.
The Blessing I Received Through Mourning My Mom.
Moving from grief into mourning is accepting that the loss has occurred, feeling it fully, and actively moving through it, so that it is transformed.
Why I Didn’t Report: Become Your Story’s Steward Rather Than Its Hostage.
Survivors witness and feel beneath the story... Fragmented, often locked away in an unconscious vault; we banish pain in order to survive it.
Seeing the World with New Eyes: Awakening Through Loss.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler, in 'On Grief and Grieving', identified five stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance.
Kissing a Toad. {fiction}
Don’t kiss a toad unless you’d like warts on your lips, because you can’t escape this fate once you’ve been poked by a wart-covered prick.
7 Signs You’re at War with Your Shadow and Don’t Even Know It.
It is our repulsion and our denial of our Shadow Self that gives it so much staying power. What we push away, we are energetically binding to us.
A Lesson About Bullies: Hurt People Hurt People.
Just as the bully responds to their pain with cruelty and aggression, I often respond to mine with denial, judgment and appeasement.
On Navigating Your Privileged Counterparts: Choose Freedom over Fear.
I propose that at these times of fear, rage and disbelief, hold on to the memory of the many who helped you be here today fighting for freedom, liberty and justice.
Brave Rebels: Facing the Holidays with Healthy Defiance.
I’m all for crossing the gaps and building bridges over the wide divides. However, this Thanksgiving dinner may, for many, be a bit premature and not the right forum. It all depends on your family, the group dynamics at the party, and the loose cannons present who may make it hard for others to ...