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Recently I was prompted to reflect upon something that I was passionate about as a child. The memory that immediately surfaced was a young one who loved to be outside in the warm summer sun cracking stones open. I was endlessly fascinated by what was on the “inside”: what sparkled in the sunlight as I […]
There’s a Japanese proverb that says “Fall down seven times, get up eight”. Between “failing” and “falling” there is only one letter difference. From my audio book “Freedom From Habits of Body & Mind(c)” I write: “We live in times of great instability. For many there is not much consistency. There are both inner and […]
“The most important thing for you to know is this: There is nothing that has ever happened to you that damages, weakens, or stains the essence of who you are. No negative experience great or small can harm your true nature. To rest into the truth of that offers both safety and possibilities.” When we […]
I write and think about refuge quite a bit. One of a few of the most important questions I’ve ever been asked is: where do you take refuge? Refuge is a state of mind as much as it is a place These days the ante has been upped and now the most important thing to […]
“It is possible to learn to nurture what keeps us within the gravitational pull of our own “enoughness”. It’s not a matter of adding anything to who we are but rather uncovering the goodness within.” ~Meg Rinaldi There are those in this world who do not have the basics. The uneven distribution of resources is […]
Self acceptance begins from a place of love. There’s such woundedness around our love-ability, our ok-ness. My heart is broken wide open again and again to hear people share their beliefs about themselves. Being seen and accepted in our vulnerability is one of the first steps in coming to accept ourselves as we are. The […]
Four years ago a client and later dear friend of many years was dying. I made house calls for her near the end of her life. Our time was spent sitting on her bed, surrounded by her beloved animal friends. (It was October and I can still see the delicate leaves of the Japanese Maple […]
This is THE most important question at the heart of why people seek out guidance, because most of us know little about how to be compassionate toward ourselves. Many of us know about “self improvement” and that is more about our lives as a project rather than a process. The even deeper question is what […]
Our “yes or no” lives as body sensation as does much of our wisdom. We all can agonize over trying to make certain decisions at times but in the end “The Body Keeps the Score”, as Bessel van der Kolk’s book suggests. I know for myself when body sensation gives me the answer, I’d best […]
Forgiveness: sometimes it’s simple, sometimes it’s not. Some say there are situations that are not forgivable. When I first heard that idea, I was skeptical, surely, everything is forgivable, isn’t that what we are taught? When I feel more deeply into my own heart and body I realize there are people I have not forgiven, […]