Light and truth are much the same. When we turn on a light in our homes, we can see the way things are. We can see the furniture, the evidence of what has happened while we were away, the pieces of beauty we have arranged, the faces of the people we love and what they … Continue reading "A Post of Gratitude"
Read MoreA belief system that says, “I am a nobody, I can’t do anything right, I’m just stupid” wreaks havoc in a few different ways. I believe we were born with an unconscious sense of our own value; deep down, in each of us, there “dwells a beauty”, a person who is loved and can … Continue reading "How a “Leeching” Belief System Creates Havoc"
Read MoreI went trail riding last summer as part of my vacation. I’m not an avid horse-rider, and though I have this admiring affection for them, I was still afraid. The guides assured me that these horses had ridden this trail a thousand times- they knew exactly what to do and where to go and there … Continue reading "Freedom from “Nose to Tail” Surviving"
Read MoreMy last post “The Twisted Accountability Tactic & How it Works” caused a few comments using the phrase “old enough to know better” or “I should have known better”. This is an interesting expression; one that I beat myself up with for a very long time. I didn’t understand my choices or why I made … Continue reading "I wasn’t Really Old Enough to Know Better"
Read MoreHave you ever had thoughts like these break into your conscious mind? ~Why can’t I do this right? ~Oh I knew I couldn’t do it; ~I will never get this right; I will never be able to do this, ~ Who do I think I am? Nobody likes me. I am useless. ~What makes me … Continue reading "When Bad Thoughts Wreck Good Feelings"
Read MoreIn growing past striving and pursuing a life of thriving (flying), struggle takes on a whole new meaning. Laboring under what is not true, trying to be perfect, acting only to please other people- these are tiresome and fruitless struggles. But the struggle to grow, to change and embrace what is true, this kind of … Continue reading "Beauty and Power in the Struggle"
Read MoreIn this post I was wanting to capture the feeling of learning to fly for ourselves. We are untangling, we are, in bits and pieces, letting go of what we thought was true about ourselves and grasping on to something new, something better. These moments of growth, these little steps, are not so small… Allowing … Continue reading "That Flying Feeling"
Read More(Part Two from my post The Guilty Way) Imagine that as you journey along, a destination, a place you would like to be, flashes like a picture into your mind. You can see it. You can see it so clearly… You have this strong sense deep down of what this place is like. You naturally … Continue reading "Off the Guilty Path"
Read MoreExcerpt from A Clash of Kings, pg 97, by George R.R. Martin “Sam squinted up at the Wall. It loomed above them, an icy cliff seven hundred feet high. Sometimes it seemed to Jon almost a living thing, with moods of its own. The color of the ice was wont to change with every shift … Continue reading "Beyond the Resignation Wall"
Read MoreToday I contemplate the journey of wholeness, with emphasis on the journey… Last week I had my first listen to Alanis Morissette’s “Limbo No More” (listen here). I was moved to tears, not because I will never have limbo days again, but because I have come to this point in my journey where I am … Continue reading "The View from Now…"
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