Examples of an Imperfect woman
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Get us back
As I was mowing the grass yesterday, I wondered if all Mental Illnesses mean you are not in reality? That the meaning of being ill in your mind, is when you can't see or be with reality? While there are… Continue reading
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Ladies Day in Marquette.
Our Ladies Day Trip, to see the quilts hanging at the Sweet Water Cafe. "Inner Joy" welcomed us as we entered… My girlfriend had suggested we go and see the quilts, and I am glad we did. It was fun… Continue reading
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Filled by Me
"If you don't know the kind of person I am and I don't know the kind of person you are a pattern that others made may prevail in the world and following the wrong god home, we may miss our… Continue reading
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‘Nice’ to Me.
"The lies we believe about ourselves can be difficult to see because we are so used to them that they seem normal." Don Miguel Ruiz Today while riding along delivering mail, I listened to an old Oprah Show about girls… Continue reading
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Neglecting None
In last nights role play at Dial Help, we learned about depression, or experienced what it feels like to answer the calls…or even more important, how it feels to sit in the emotion with them or 'try and fix things'.… Continue reading
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Only Way Through It.
I am back doing yoga on a fairly regular basis…and in the last few weeks, my left hip seemed to straighten out, allowing me to walk straighter. However, with this adjustment, it seems that my left lower back now is… Continue reading
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Surrounded by Nature.
When I thought of how I processed my feelings, being in Nature was also a very key component to me finding my balance. I used to walk most days, for my emotions seemed to overwhelm me. But, once I… Continue reading
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By Feelings.
I always knew that my quilting was Art Therapy, I just never knew how…it just was. I never sat down and dissected the parts or even looked closely at the process, but rather was focused on the fabric, quilts and… Continue reading
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Quilted into My Art
Last week at Dial Help, I was given a thumb nail sketch of a few different disorders or what I guess we call Mental Conditions or ways in dealing with pain and abuse. One of the things we talked about… Continue reading
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Cannot Entertain Friendships
From Mark Nepo's "Book of Awakening" "I have been blessed to have deep friends in my time on Earth. They have been an oasis when my life has turned a desert. They have been a cool river to plunge in… Continue reading
