Books

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Respect of nothing

    "We can't give people what we don't have. Who we are matters immeasurably more than what we know or who we want to be."  Brene Brown "The space between our practiced values (what we're actually doing, thinking, and feeling) and… Continue reading

  • Culture of their Worlds

    In writing a letter to the woman of the OLAC, I completely see how we see things differently and yet 'right' from our own points of view.  It isn't that she sees it wrongly, but how right it seems shining… Continue reading

  • Your lies.

    From "Hunger", by Dr. Robin Smith Now, Face It – And Feel It "I had to face what I had learned. The old debilitating message from my childhood was ringing in my ears: "If you can't fix it, don't feel… Continue reading

  • Wholehearted Children

    The Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto – by Brene Brown Above all else, I want you to know that you are loved and lovable. You will learn this from my words and actions – the lessons on love are in how I… Continue reading

  • Vulnerability is a strength

    It is interesting to me to have the visit with the woman of the Old Apostolic Church dovetail with the reading of the book by Brene Brown, "Daring Greatly"….the two can't be more unalike! What would be daring greatly within… Continue reading

  • Shame

    "Vulnerability sounds like truth, and feels like courage."  In Brene Brown's book, "Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the way we live, love and parent…" she writes about the difference between shame and guilt. "When we apologize… Continue reading