Category: Living well
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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.…
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Being Ready
I embarked on my journey to become a yoga teacher in 2021. I’ve enjoyed yoga, as a very non-serious and somewhat erratic practitioner, for a number of years. I’d idly said that it would be interesting to be more serious about yoga, to even teach it. When the moment arose, in late 2020, to begin…
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Challenges to Gratitude
Sometimes it is difficult to be grateful, to find thankfulness within us when we are distressed or disappointed, frustrated or angry. The depths of those emotions are undeniable as is their impact on our overall state of mind and state of being. Whether it is personal stress, concern about the state of the world, anxiety…
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Frequencies
I have begun to understand that we are all “factory set” at different frequencies. It’s the level at which our nerves vibrate and hum, the level at which we radiate our energy. I’ve been thinking about this as I’ve thought about my inability to find stillness, my inability to “settle,” a characteristic I have had…
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Believing
As I write this, I am just wrapping up a year of serving as a coach in a national leadership program. I agreed to take on this role as I do all things I am asked to do—pretty routinely say “sure, be glad to” and ask about the details later! It was a big commitment…
With a Full Heart 