The fear of rejection stems from a strong need for acceptance and belonging. An anecdote about struggling to alter a skirt becomes a profound realization about deep-seated fears of inadequacy and rejection. By acknowledging and allowing these feelings, the author finds healing and freedom. A mindfulness practice is offered to cultivate intentional mind-body connection.
Category Archives: relationships
“Absence”
Where there is deep grief, there is great love. Daughter created a deeply moving set of paintings borne of her lost love, Esther. A longtime fur-friend, Esther was very much a part of our family. Fourteen years. Her passing wasn’t a surprise yet we were shocked, shook to the core that she was actually gone.Continue reading ““Absence””
Friday Tune-Up!
Here’s your Friday tune, Mammy… You can know a lot about a soul just by listening to their song list on Spotify… every Friday, FourthSon sends me a “It’s Friday!” song. Often, I’ll reciprocate. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. Confucious I look forward to this exchange which IContinue reading “Friday Tune-Up!”
The Birthday Card
We don’t see the world the way it is. We see the world the way we are. The other day, my dad turned 82. He’s been both my biggest blessing and my deepest pain. I find that this is the way things go… if we would be so brave as to look Fear right inContinue reading “The Birthday Card”
Losing Control & BECOMING
We’re BECOMING more human… we’re EMERGING from caterpillar-to-mush-to-butterfly. We’re experiencing all the drama, the depths, and the desires. We’re alchemizing, transmuting, and transforming. Welcome to your life! Daughter called in a panic last night. Snow on the highway and she skidded. It wasn’t like last year when she lost control on the 219, doing aContinue reading “Losing Control & BECOMING”
Massage Anyone?
Me: How you feeling after the catheter was removed? Her: Awful. I just feel drained. Me: I’ll be right over! how I responded to BFF’s post-surgery blues And not only did I pop over for a visit… I brought massage oil. Because nothing grounds us into our bodies and relaxes us more than a footContinue reading “Massage Anyone?”
Peace Starts Here
The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor’s shortcomings as he is of his own. E. Hoffer FurButt Gia and LilFurButt Peaches… two peas in a pod… enjoying an eveningContinue reading “Peace Starts Here”
On Patience – and Labor
Patience is not sitting and waiting, it is foreseeing. It is looking at the thorn and seeing the rose, looking at the night and seeing the day. Lovers are patient and know that the moon needs time to become full. Rumi Sister has asked me to create for her a long sound bowl bath onContinue reading “On Patience – and Labor”
Yay But Nay
Having a child is like wearing your heart outside of your body. Erma Bombeck SecondSon bought a new house. We went to see it today. I love it! He loves it! The house itself needs work, yes, but it’s definitely worthy of being called Home. The land on which Home sets upon is DIVINE. IContinue reading “Yay But Nay”
Memory Lane
A LIGHTWORKER’S CREED I am a Lightworker I awoke so that others may awaken I learn so that others may also learn I transform so that others may also transform I lighten my load so that others may change theirs I learn to see so that others may also see I forgave myself so thatContinue reading “Memory Lane”
Writing Every Day Down 