healing
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Being on a Leash.
As I listened to the rest of the book, ""Sway" The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior…by Ori Brafman, I learned more about the nature of being human and the irrational reasons we do that which we do. What I love is that all… Continue reading
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Listening.
In the book, "Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child" by Thich Nhat Hanh, he writes about Listening. "When we speak of listening with compassion, we usually think of listening to someone else. But we must also listen to the wounded child… Continue reading
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Put a Happy Face on Hurt
I had a saying that sat on my stove for years on a trivet, "Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall inherit the Earth." I was a young unmarried girl at the time I had gotten this as a gift,… Continue reading
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My eyes are on Healing
Yesterday as I listened to Oprah speak of how her Audience over the years allowed and cheered her to be her authentic self, it also enabled her to inspire us to be more ourselves. As she opened up and shared… Continue reading
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With me.
In Chapter 8, Recovering a Sense of Strength (in The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron), she writes. “One of the most difficult tasks an artist must face is the primal one; Artistic Survival. All artist must learn the art… Continue reading
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Wanting me to disappear.
I found it interesting that my mother’s voice still echoes in my head, that it rings out loud and clear each and every time I veer off her well-beaten path, my fear of disappointing her screams louder than the thrill… Continue reading
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Island of Love, Peace and Joy.
Today while writing my Morning Pages, I wrote that I am feeling more like a self I recognize. A self who feels normal being estranged from her family, that I no longer feel so odd to myself, this new me… Continue reading
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New old natural way…
I am strong enough to become weak and vulnerable. I am now open to receive instead of standing in defense, to look at life with an open chest instead of hunched over in protection. As I did yoga today, in… Continue reading
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The Mastery of Love, by Don Miguel Ruiz
“Truth” When we look at our wounds with the eyes of truth, we can finally heal these wounds. YOu begin by practicing the truth with your self. When you are truthful with yourself, you start to see everything as it… Continue reading
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Echo each other.
I was in a discussion about Art and its healing qualities, and it came to me why Art is so crucial, Art or any creative activity is done in this moment of time. It requires you to be here focused… Continue reading