Today 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…"
Read More“Now hold your hand onto the plow Work your body till the sun goes down What’s left of death is more than fear Let dust be dust and the good lord near” Beck ~ “Emergency Exit” (click on link above, then press the orange play button at the top to hear the song!) New foundations … Continue reading "A Good Kind of Effort"
Read MoreMy wholeness allows me to encourage my kids to be who they are instead of who I think they might want to be. It makes me confident enough to model confidence to them. There is not a shred of comparison between who I was broken and who I am now ~ whole. Without wholeness our … Continue reading "The Barriers of Self Consciousness & Leading by Example"
Read More“Nothing can give it to you because you already have it… And not only do you have it- you are it, you are what you’re looking for already… the ‘I am’ that is stripped of all this and that, the pure experiencing of knowing yourself as… life itself; I don’t have a life, I am … Continue reading "Self Value Disengages Reactivity"
Read MoreI saw the new movie “Invictus” this past weekend~ what a great film. It tells the story of Nelson Mandella’s first months as president of South Africa after being released from prison. According to the movie, the poem “Invictus” was his favorite; it kept his hope alive through all his years of imprisonment and remained … Continue reading "“My Unconquerable Soul”"
Read MoreDo you ever watch those renovation shows on TLC or a home and garden channel? Do you find it difficult to only watch the first half? I don’t spend a lot of time watching TV, but if I see the beginning of one of these types of shows, I HAVE to watch the entire thing, … Continue reading "The Flow of Receiving"
Read MoreBeing in the moment… facing the fear… not letting others define me… standing up for myself. These are doors to freedom on my path of wholeness. It’s Christmas and I’ve been buying gifts, receiving gifts. Giving and receiving… A couple of weeks ago I was playing piano at the ballet studio I accompany at and … Continue reading "Giving My Best"
Read MoreFrom my last post, “The Decision to Wake up and Live” Carla asked: “Darlene, I can relate to a lot of these fears and am also starting to feel gratitude for difficult decisions I made in my past that make for a much more fulfilling present. I’m interested in what you say about being … Continue reading "Relationships based on Wholeness and Truth"
Read MoreI grew up striving to find proof outside of myself that I truly was okay. This was my addiction. It was 2 fold: one part of it was constantly trying to figure out what other people thought of me, and the other part involved modifying my “outsides,” morphing myself, to try and fulfill what I … Continue reading "My Hungry Heart ~ Part 3 of 3"
Read More“Nothing is more difficult than competing with a myth” Francoise Giroud What are the myths that you live with, in your own personal life? This quote which I read in a book about financial myths, reminded me of all the other myths that affected me and held me back from a life of wholeness and … Continue reading "Myth Busting and my Belief System"
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