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”
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THE GIFT OF REJECTION
Two roads diverged in a wood… and I, I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost I have a confession to make. Though I do not consider myself an easily intimidated person, I am – gulp – well, truth is, I am afraid of being rejected. There,Continue reading “THE GIFT OF REJECTION”
I’ll Stand By You
Photo by Helena Lopes from Pexels Lost my temper the other day. No, that’s actually not quite it. I found my anger the other day. Boy oh boy, did I ever. Furious words scraped out of my mouth, long held air whooshed through my lungs. My body shook, my voice like sandpaper, all gritty and scraped. I didn’tContinue reading “I’ll Stand By You”
Message In A Dream
Photo by Matthew DeVries from Pexels I had that same dream again last night. The one in which I am trying to put contacts into my eyes. Odd thing is, the contacts are the size of dinner plates. I realize that I’m trying to put something way too big into my eyes and, though I feel rushed,I tryContinue reading “Message In A Dream”
Writing Every Day Down 