April 2013
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Be real or Pretend
Do we really know what being authentic means? I felt like it was something I had to do again and again, that it isn't just like a coat you wear, but how you act…and it either lived in each moment… Continue reading
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Another Quilt taking form…
I wanted to finish a novel I was listening to in the mail jeep, so I brought the last CD in the house, went downstairs to listen and began playing with a quilt I had started awhile ago. I… Continue reading
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The Perfect You.
"If we want to live and love with our whole hearts, and if we want to engage with the world from a place of worthiness, we have to talk about the things that get in the way – especially shame,… Continue reading
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Thankful for my boundaries
Do you know the difference between "Fitting in" and "Belonging"? It seems like they would be twins, that there is no difference…but there is. I believe that my experience of the FALC was more about fitting in, than belonging.… Continue reading
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A Whole Life
Here is the completed quilt for the 2013 Dial Help's Spring Gala. I love how she turned out, and can't wait to see who she goes home with. Tickets are still available by calling dial help. I just… Continue reading
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Having None.
I love what Brene Brown has to say about setting boundaries and its impact or perhaps byproduct…compassion. Boundaries and Compassion "One of the greatest (and least discussed) barriers to compassion practice is the fear of setting boundaries and holding… Continue reading
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It is the Lady who Stands behind it.
I was asked by a woman of the OALC, if I believed in the Bible, when I was challenging her on how her church dealt with abuse…that somehow it is my lack of believing in the right book that has… Continue reading
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Body’s view of the world
I found a very interesting article in The Sun magazine, written by Amnon Buchbinder about an interview he did with Philip Shepherd titled, "Out of Our Heads." Philip's book is titled, "New Self, New World: Recovering our senses in the… Continue reading
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I Had To Do It Myself.
As a parent, I am always interested in how what we do or perhaps what we don't do impacts our children. In reading Brene Brown's book, "Daring Greatly", she writes about the connections between parents behavior and how it… Continue reading
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Watching my Mind.
What I learned about Meditation last night was that it wasn't about sitting still and having no thoughts, but to watch your thoughts. To "tame" the mind so to speak…although, I believe it is more about taming ourselves. She suggested… Continue reading