awakening soul – Writing Every Day Down

The Skirt

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.

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”

Be Still… or else!

Stay inside today, Mama…. G-Butt, on this windy, rainy day I am a list maker. I make lists. I make lists of my lists. Organized and precise, I can dream wilder and wider when I know that the bathroom is getting cleaned on Thursday, the laundry on Saturday, shopping on Tuesday… go ahead, Lis, dreamContinue reading “Be Still… or else!”

SACRED PRACTICE

The body never lies. I was having an anxiety attack. It wasn’t a big one, and I was doing my very best to control it, understanding it, reason with it, push it into the corner and coax it back down in the basement. Because I had company. And having a panicky episode is messy andContinue reading “SACRED PRACTICE”

What Is True Love?

True love is damageable but not breakable. Luke DeVita Today I uploaded a podcast. It’s been a minute since I ventured into podcast-land… life got busy and the Universe had other plans. Lots of heart stuff I had to yet allow to bubble up, feel, alchemize, transform… and I am in process (always) but feelContinue reading “What Is True Love?”

It’s Not About You

Don’t take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering. Don Miguel Ruiz True story from twenty-five years ago: OneContinue reading “It’s Not About You”