February 2011

  • That Kind are not Family.

    I heard the Oprah show on the radio about the twin girls that were abused for years by their brothers and father, whose mother knew but did nothing. At the end of the show Oprah gives them a few words… Continue reading

  • Meant to be.

    Motherhood begins in childhood, and womanhood starts there as well. The essence of who we are as a woman will directly relate to what kind of mother we are. There is no separation between woman and mother; the two are… Continue reading

  • You Break the Chain

    Grand Traverse Women Magazine was asking about articles on Motherhood, and immediately I felt that I had a unique perspective in how my mothering changed as I unraveled my life of abuse. It is like my children had two different… Continue reading

  • Leading the Charge in your life?

    Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor wrote in her book, “My Stroke of Insight” that the left side of the brain’s job is to take the least amount of information and weave the most plausible story. What is so incredible to me… Continue reading

  • Our Door in the Future…

    I believe the future is only the past again, entered through another gate. ~ Arthur Wing Pinero I read this quote a few times and now I believe I understand it, that our karma or our lessons continue until we… Continue reading

  • My mind’s point of view.

    Byron Katie says, “There are no mistakes” and I have to agree. We do that which we do with the knowledge and awareness we have at the time, when we know better or believe differently we do better. It isn’t… Continue reading

  • In the Ditches of Life.

    Promises and commitments seem to only have real power when they are used for self, when they are used for others we become their slave. I want my daughter’s decision and commitment to be for her self and not for… Continue reading

  • Live in this Moment of Time.

    I think as parents we believe we are riding shotgun in our children’s lives, while in reality they are flying solo. Our children are separate individuals doing their lives and we are spectators not operators of their lives. New souls… Continue reading

  • Show and Tell

    The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. ~Socrates I looked up the meaning of the word Integrity and one of its meanings is to be in a state of… Continue reading

  • Learn to catch it.

    I have missed 12 days in the 32 days that have passed of this 60-Day Yoga Challenge, and I have no desire to try and catch up, but to continue on. The days I missed were days when I was… Continue reading