Category: Kindness
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With Heart
Political views are private matters in my world. Oh, I have my opinions and will express them, but I try, particularly professionally, to keep my views to myself. It’s been difficult to maintain that stance over the course of the last year, and during the last few weeks, but I continue to make the effort.…
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Why Not More?
Talking with a friend and colleague the other day and it came up that I am in the midst of another level of yoga teacher training, a 300 hour class. I was recounting, or maybe whining, about how much easier it seemed to be to do my 200 hour class. It was early 2021, we…
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Transformation
The truck stopped on the street and the handlers gently let a little pony out of the trailer in back. As the pony stood by obediently, clearly used to the process, the handlers decked it out with a red and gold robe around its neck and a beautiful gold band encircling its head. The center…
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In the Stillness
I have always known that I cannot be still, that I am always driven to move, to do, to be occupied with something, anything. I learned to cope with these traits a long time ago. I suspect that I was motivated, in all likelihood, by a teacher who dealt with my overly active behaviors by…
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Revising
Recently, I heard someone talk about the concept of re-parenting themselves, working to connect with the child they had once been, and approaching that long ago child differently. Where there had been trauma or pain, the goal is to comfort and understand. Where there had been confusion and fear, the goal is to soothe and…
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Jangly
There are times, more times than I wish there were, when the only way I can describe how I feel is jangly. It’s as if all my nerve endings are jumping and I can’t settle. I repeat my oft-used mantra of sorts, “slow down, calm down” but the words are not enough to help me…
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Breathe
I have always preferred breakneck speed to slow and considered. Ready, fire, aim has, for good or for ill, been a hallmark of my personality and of my life. You can call it ADHD, as others have, or you can just do as I do, and accept it as who I am. My mother’s most…
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In Ourselves We Trust
Do we all come into the world filled with trust? Do we believe that the hands that hold us will be gentle and loving? Do we expect that our needs will be met and we will be helped to grow and thrive? I’d like to think that most babies start life that way. Some of…
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Unfinished
One of the difficult lessons in my life is recognizing that some things are just left unfinished. As much as I believe that I am comfortable with change, I also crave order. I want arguments to end with peace, I want problems to have solutions, I want to believe that closure is not just a…
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Assisting Ourselves
A doula is an individual who provides guidance and support through specific medical situations. They are generally not medical professionals, but they are present to assist, to comfort, to help the individual find their path. Most often, we hear about birth doulas or death doulas, who help individuals through those most significant transitions in life.…
With a Full Heart 