Archive for the tag 'acceptance'

November 13 2011

Is it a Mistake? Or Was it on Purpose?

My mother was the lucky recipient of one of the first copies of my book, and she read it cover to cover.  She cried as she relived the story and felt like the book told the story well.  And then she almost hesitated to call me and tell me she had found a mistake. The [...]

April 25 2011

How Much Did You Love?

It was Easter weekend at our house, and our family tradition is to attend mass on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.  It is a lot of church for one weekend, and yet it is my favorite time of year in the church.  And I am grateful to hear my sixteen year old daughter [...]

March 18 2011

Contentment Can’t be Bought

“Life, we think, is simply a series of tasks to perform, a list of things to do: get the job, buy the house, finish the degree, have the children, do the work. It takes years to figure out, if we ever do, that life is not a task at all. Life is far more difficult [...]

March 4 2011

Let’s Ebb Over a Cup of Tea!

“Let’s ebb together over tea.” That’s what I told my friend Donna today as we were talking about our week.  She is listening to Joan Anderson on CD, soaking in the wisdom of the waves of the ocean by which Joan writes.  Joan’s book, “A Year by the Sea” is an amazing read, and worth [...]

March 2 2011

Making Friends with My Body

I have have the privilege of taking a four week class from Wendy Kelly called “You are the Miracle.”  This class is about getting in touch with the wisdom of the body, becoming friends with your body, and trusting that your body, when given the time, love and attention it needs, can heal itself. I [...]

February 24 2011

A Mother’s True Calling: Not to Fix But to Be With

It was the disturbing quality of the scream coming from one son looking at his brother that alerted Cindy and told her something was terribly wrong.  Her fourteen year old son Stephen was lying as stiff as a board in the middle of the family room having a seizure.     The doctors were quick to tell [...]

January 24 2011

Entering into Quiet

Meditation can be an important daily ritual to calm one’s mind, reduce heart rate and blood pressure, and bring one into the present moment.  However, if you don’t know how to meditate, it can be stressful, especially if it brings up the feelings of not being good enough because you can’t seem to get it [...]

January 20 2011

Holding Sacred Space

Walking through a doorway at the public library, I greeted the gentleman stepping the same way. “Nice smile,” he said.  We talked about the storm  moving in on the wind, and then he said, “Peace be with you.”  I returned the sentiment.  A tiny healing was sent out between us, and in that moment, all [...]

January 7 2011

Reflect on Your Life Today!

Reflection:  a thought occurring in consideration or meditation. Looking at this picture, I am drawn into the reflection, wondering about what it is I am seeing in the soap bubble.  This bubble captured a moment in time, when the trees were just beginning to bloom, or maybe it was taken when the trees were in [...]

November 8 2010

Self- Care First Aid

The Self Care Scoop Creating a Self-Care First Aid Kit taken from Cheryl Richardson’s “The Art of Extreme Self-Care” I know that when I hit my breaking point, I am not in my right mind to think about how I am going to move through the current situation. That is why Cheryl Richardson suggests creating [...]

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