October 12, 2016 “To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.” Pema Chodron We’re thrown out of the nest when we don’t get something we want, or do get something we don’t want. I get surprised every time. I have a string of sunny days …
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What do you want them to say about you?
September 28, 2016 In an On Being article Courtney Martin asked herself the question: “What are the three words you would like people to use to describe you when you’re not in the room?” This sounded like a great exercise, so I did it. Here are mine: LISTENING Anybody who’s followed my blog for a while …
My secret weapon
September 12, 2016 Our children need to know they can rely on us. They can’t do that until we know that we can rely on ourselves. Over the years nothing knocked me off center more than when my child was in pain. Sometimes the emotional pain is harder to deal with than the broken bones. …
Living life as a movie character?
September 2, 2016 A recent series of events punctured my happy bubble and for a few days I was tossed around in a turbulent sea of shame. Come on, is shame even necessary? I’m a therapist – wouldn’t you think I’d have gotten past that dreary emotion?? I don’t know if it’s necessary. But my …
Communication doesn’t have to be a crapshoot!
August 12, 2016 The fact that we occasionally connect in a meaningful way through communication is a miracle. It’s lovely when that connection – a meeting of the minds and hearts – happens. But more often than not it’s a crap shoot. How often have you left an interaction feeling pretty good about yourself, only to …
In search of your soul?
July 24, 2016 “Somewhere on the journey to progress, we seem to have lost our soul.” Kerplunk! Buzz kill! I remembered that sentence from an article by Homaira Kabir about the need for awe in the workplace. I don’t remember much else, but that line continues to echo in my head. It begs questions. What …
Scared? Before you do anything, ask yourself a question
July 11, 2016 The question is: who do you want to be? I woke up to a world that seems to have lost its mind. Humans hurting humans. Weather that makes no sense because it’s unprecedented in our short, recorded history. And in the United States a political campaign that’s turned into a made for TV …
Shattered bones and awareness
June 27, 2016 It’s been a while since my last Seedlings. I started this post well over a month ago. And then life happened. Here’s how that day started. I ran across a post that asked what the world might be like if we all acted like we respected each other. That got me thinking. …
Want to heal the world?
May 15, 2016 “It’s not about healing the world by making a huge difference. It’s about healing the world that touches you, that’s around you.” Rachel Naomi Remen, excerpted from Krista Tippett’s book ‘Becoming Wise’. So if it’s not about becoming famous, or stumbling on the cure for cancer, or inventing something that will top …
Don’t want a dry eye in the house
April 20, 2016 One of my dearest friends in the world had this to say in the way of instruction for her memorial service. “I don’t want a dry eye in the house when they play Iz’s ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’.” She got her wish. We bawled our eyes out. I’ve since realized that’s my …