Examples of an Imperfect woman
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Their Own Inner Pain.
In this world, hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law, ancient and inexhaustible. —BUDDHA Daily reading from Mark Nepo's "The Book of Awakening" "One of the most difficult things about healing from being hurt… Continue reading
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Your Own Feelings
Below is today's reading by Mark Nepo from his book "The book of Awakening" The sun doesn't stop shining because people are blind. It is a hard challenge to stay true to ourselves in the face of indifference. Rejection and… Continue reading
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Pictures try to tell…
My mother sent a christmas card, a collage of photos of christmases long ago…christmas mornings, tree decorating, stockings were hung, and traditional baking treats…children's faces; all a post card of a loving family christmas. If only, it was true to… Continue reading
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I Let It Go…
In Michael Singer's book, "The Untethered Soul" – The Journey Beyond Yourself, he writes in Chapter 7 "Transcending the Tendency to Close". "Since it’s not socially acceptable to run into the woods and hide like a deer, you hide inside.… Continue reading
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People who are indifferent.
"Indifference enables everything that is bad." Elie Wiesel I highly recommend watching the interview Oprah had with Elie on her Soul Series…you can watch on Oprah.com. What Elie says, "Indifference and passiveness is worse than hatred, it enables everything that… Continue reading
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I am Lucky
I am reading books by the Author Mary Pipher…and the one I picked up at the Library is "Writing to Change the World". It is a small book with writing insights that I am finding interesting. I skimmed around and… Continue reading
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One Blog
When I thought of having two blogs; to create a space between the deep escavating of my inner self, and then the Artful self moving forward…I thought it would work. To leave behind the dialogue of my past…to then create… Continue reading
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Keep things the same.
I am reading the book "Awaken the Giant Within" By Anthony Robbins. A quote first "Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, thre is one elementary truth – that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too."… Continue reading
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I no longer play this game.
From Facebook, "Abuse No More"… The list of rules that the sociopath/narcissist expects his /her target to live by… 1. I can say anything I like. You are not allowed to say anything unless you are sure it will not… Continue reading
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New Normal.
Today is December 5th, December 4th slipped by almost unnoticed. I remembered it late last night. It has been 8 years since finding out about the abuse within my childhood home. That seems like a long time. A very long… Continue reading