November 2010

  • Reposting….Naked and Imperfect.

    Who puts Perfect in us? What makes us Perfect? Who are the Perfect maker people, where do we find them and how does it work? And how do we know we need Perfect, how do we know we are missing… Continue reading

  • Hand and Hand…

    There seems to be two energies of silence, awareness and unawareness, peace and hostility, love and fear, solitude and loneliness… There is silence to shun and hurt to push out and away that isn’t inclusive but divided. Silence that is… Continue reading

  • Darkness is the Only Love She Knows

    (reposting this for my brother) “The more of our self we own, the less need for enemies to embody our disowned darkness. Everything is welcomed by the soul.” Pat B. Allen. People are carrying the dark parts of us? Who… Continue reading

  • Ten Affirmations for Male Survivors of Abuse

    My brother found these on Oprah’s website, and I believe they can be for anyone who is has been sexually abused. Howard Fradkin, Ph.D., LICDC, Co-Chairperson, MaleSurvivor Weekends of Recovery 1. Recovery is absolutely possible and achievable for me. 2.… Continue reading

  • Cover Your Truth.

    The phrase, “The Elephant in the Room” what does that really mean and how is it used properly? Have we been taught to not speak about things that are there, due to the reaction they bring? What are Elephants in… Continue reading

  • Gateway Into Self

    A blog called, Brave Girls Club, has a wonderful story about wearing signs, or the lack there of at; http://www.bravegirlsclub.com As I pondered which signs I am hiding or what I am not revealing it occurred to me that a… Continue reading

  • Stand Up!

    Yesterday Oprah had the second part with the 200 men who stood up against abuse, I have only seen small segments on her website, but the few I seen offered this, “Standing UP against abuse”. Standing up and speaking up… Continue reading

  • Mismatched Lives

    I will not presume what grief of losing a love one in death is, but I feel like I can articulate the grief felt when leaving a family. It is an odd sense of grief, almost self-inflicted, where you purposefully… Continue reading

  • One Verse

    Life seems to unfold flatly in front of us and some will half close their eyes to bring in a fuzzy sorta kinda picture, so not to see its pure untouched nakedness. Raw life. Life without words, just life arriving… Continue reading

  • Yoga Heals a Loveless Self

    “The purpose of yoga is to heal. Most people start practicing Bikram Yoga to flatten our stomachs, stretch our tight hamstrings, and/or to prevent future injuries. And yes it will do all of that, but those are the secondary benefits… Continue reading