It is quire humbling, God, to realize that I have resisted their help all these years! I’d labeled my Warrior Sprit as a fierce and angry part of myself and did my best to wall her off. That just made her angrier.
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The long slow work of becoming fully me
Tagged with: becoming my full self, impressive medieval titles, inner helpers, Naming, personal integration
Posted in Anger, connecting, Growth Opportunities, humility, learning, loving myself, Ongoing Transformation
Posted in Anger, connecting, Growth Opportunities, humility, learning, loving myself, Ongoing Transformation
Returning: to Home, to Running and to Eating Right
Worse yet, God, sugar has been added to just about everything! And if I do eat something that doesn’t taste sweet — like bread — then it turns into sugar almost immediately. No wonder most folks in America are running on sugar! Right now I’m off sugar and back to running on fat. The difference is amazing — no cravings — and very little hunger.
Tagged with: colored foods, getting off sugar, paleo diet, running on fat
Posted in choices, Colors, connecting, Eating for health, exercising
Posted in choices, Colors, connecting, Eating for health, exercising
The Dark and Light of Life
I am quite certain that as sins go mine could be worse. But, that misses the point! The point IS that they are Mine and they are tired of being ignored and locked up. They want to come up and be dealt with — or at least acknowledged. That requires of me both personal Courage and personal Respect.
Tagged with: forgiving, Inner Castles, mothers, personal courage, respect
Posted in Compassion, Failing, Forgiving, freedom, Mistakes, Mothers
Posted in Compassion, Failing, Forgiving, freedom, Mistakes, Mothers
Organic Gardening as A Healing Model
As it happens, I am embarking on a fearful moral inventory. This is not easy and it gets tangled and confused because it seems that as a Mother I am Responsible for Everything. I know this is not literally true. But, it feels true! And I am learning to Go with my Gut! The Gut is where changes grow
Tagged with: 12 Step Programs, gardening, humility, Peer Support, Spiritual Direction, trust
Posted in being planted, being repotted, connecting, connections, courage to see myself
Posted in being planted, being repotted, connecting, connections, courage to see myself
The Joys and Benefits of Twilight
It seems that blue light — especially that emitted by computers, iPads and iPhones etc. — tells our bodies we should keep on staying awake and alert. Harvard’s Medical School has a good article about it.
Tagged with: Blue light, melatonin, sleep, travel, twilight
Posted in accepting my need for help, Light, rest, Transitions
Posted in accepting my need for help, Light, rest, Transitions
The 360˚ Life — Or Tweaking It
Hmm. Now that I stop and ponder what I just said, God, I realize that the real idea here is not so much the idea of seeing my life as tweakable — but rather 1) knowing what I really want and then 2) feeling comfortable about arranging things so as to get what I want.
Tagged with: abundance, Cali Yost, small changes, Tweak It, wishes
Posted in a matter of scale, Abundant Life, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, authority over my life, Books, choices
Posted in a matter of scale, Abundant Life, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, authority over my life, Books, choices
Wonder: A Morning of Seeing and Hearing
she was also the first to realize that humpback whales are singers. She said her discovers came in part because she never let go of being a child. I loved that!
Tagged with: child-like, elephants, Katy Payne, whales, wonder
Posted in appreciation, beauty, connecting, listening, seeing, web of life
Posted in appreciation, beauty, connecting, listening, seeing, web of life
Walking in Sabino Canyon . . . and in Science
Now I am working hard to process the idea of Germs as Friends and Allies. It seems we need to cultivate our germ friends and support them as best we can. They may be our best defense against enemy germs.
Tagged with: Friends, germ phobia, health, saguaros, saliva
Posted in adjusting, friends, health, Mothers and Fathers, Perspective
Posted in adjusting, friends, health, Mothers and Fathers, Perspective
A Special Time in Tucson
Oh Happy the Mother and Grandmother who is able to visit her children and grandchildren . . . My heart overflows with gratitude!
Tagged with: being a blessing, blessed, families, gandmothers, gratitude
Posted in connecting, family visits, gratitude, LOVE, Mothers
Posted in connecting, family visits, gratitude, LOVE, Mothers
Practicing the Art of Relabeling
Sigh. A cold dose of reality was splashed over me. It wasn’t that I didn’t “know” that — it was that I was choosing to ignore it. Hmm. That’s really easy to do, isn’t it, God. It’s so easy to see the shiny surface and forget all the work that has to go on beneath.
