Unplug Me, Please

Almost everything will work if you unplug it for a few minutes, then plug it back in. Husband Keeping life simple. This is not my strongest trait but it is my Siddhi (Dharmic gift to The Collective) so it’s in me somewhere, smooshed between all my books on healing and notes on meditation, squashed amongContinue reading “Unplug Me, Please”

Howling Out The Pain

Trauma is not what happens to us but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathic witness. Peter Levine As a Collective Consciousness, I think that we are in the throes of understanding that talking about our pain is not sufficient for healing. We must also feel into it, at the physical bodyContinue reading “Howling Out The Pain”

EnergieGal

A flower knows, when its butterfly will return,and if the moon walks out, the sky will understand;but now it hurts, to watch you leave so soon,when I don’t know, if you will ever come back. Sanober Khan Saying “good-bye,” even if it may just be “good-bye for now” is proving hard. I’ve known her forContinue reading “EnergieGal”

The Bravest Thing

We think that holding on makes us strong but sometimes it is letting go. H. Hesse I did a very brave thing indeed. I signed up for a half marathon a few months ago… not brave. For me. I’ve raced many… this morning, the day of the race, I backed out. I. Backed. Out. Me:Continue reading “The Bravest Thing”

This Is A Killer

Comparison is the killer of joy. I was at the pool today, enjoying every moment of my freestyle crawling, the deep breathing, the refreshing waters, that feeling that I am weightless… and then this happened: I took my eyes off my own lane. I began to compare. Compare myself with the swimmer in the nextContinue reading “This Is A Killer”

WHO ARE YOU?

YOU ARE NOT A VICTIM. No matter what you have been through, you are still here. You may have been challenged, hurt, betrayed, beaten, and discouraged, but nothing has defeated you. You are still here! S. Maraboli Whenever I feel bullied, I remember that there must be a victim if there’s a bully. That makesContinue reading “WHO ARE YOU?”

A Message To Young Me

You will say and do and dream and err and triumph over and over again between now and then… enjoy every moment of it. 58 year old me to Young Me Met with a friend today. You know you’re getting on in years when you can say, “I’ve known her for almost 30 years.” Yeah,Continue reading “A Message To Young Me”