I M Perfect; and it is impossible not to be.

Beth Jukuri

Latest Posts

  • Heaven on Earth

    "As long as you think that the cause of your problem is “out there”—as long as you think that anyone or anything is responsible for your suffering—the situation is hopeless. It means that you are forever in the role of… Continue reading

  • Rest in Peace is for the living.

    "Being an active participant in your family of origin in the dying and grieving process brings many profound gifts. Choosing not to be part of it is your choice. Estrangement is a choice and not a life sentence. My experience… Continue reading

  • Love will be Mourned.

    There are many moments in estrangement from family that are hard to navigate and one being the death of a family member. Word reached me last week that my mother is on comfort care for a failing heart. My only… Continue reading

  • My Life in Slow Motion.

    As I lay on my bed, before being rolled into surgery, I acknowledge my hip and its service for 65 years.  As I put my attention to what it had done for me for so many years, I got a… Continue reading

  • What I see

    A friend posted a beautiful video about giving up Shame for Lent.   It got me to thinking what was shame.  Where did it live, how did it get there and is it more a mental idea or a physical… Continue reading

  • Unfazed

    Aging is an adventure and I know I am privileged to experience it – and it looks to be an interesting ride.   In my experience, you only age outside – I still feel the same inside, the me that… Continue reading

  • A Legacy she can be Proud of.

    In my old body lives a young girl. Brokenhearted and at peace. I feel her most on my left side snuggled under my ribs. At times she is the lump in my throat.   She is my past and very… Continue reading

  • Play

    What if January was the month of acceptance.  The month we made an accounting of all that is – a month of looking deeply into who we are and why.   Often we want changes on the outside – to… Continue reading

  • Not for Naught.

    In a podcast I learned a deeper understanding of Emotionally Immature Parents.   You can read or listen more at https://momastery.com/blog/we-can-do-hard-things-ep-263/ There are two back to back episodes.    I have lived this – on both sides. I have had… Continue reading

  • Celebrate my Badassery.

    It is the eve of 19 years. Nineteen years of leaving behind the only life I had known to dare dream of changing the legacy I was born into.   This wasn't a dream of mine. The truth fell into… Continue reading

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