No matter what your life experience has been or is today, it all counts. And it all matters. You matter. Even if you wish things could have been different or if you’ve just figured out something that has been impacting your whole life, you matter and it all counts as valid life experience. Your lifeContinue reading “It all counts”
Tag Archives: compassion
Moving towards discomfort
Moving towards the uncomfortable feelings, thoughts, emotions, pains and everything else inside of me is bold. It’s amazing. It’s the opposite of what I had done for so so many years, and it’s the opposite of what we’re encouraged to do in North America. For years now, I’ve learned various different approaches to my physicalContinue reading “Moving towards discomfort”
Oversharing?
Last week, I was buying some dog treats from a local boutique pet shop. They are so friendly and they have a great variety of unique treats. I was having a nice exchange with the two people at the cash and one of them said they often overshare and that they’d stop talking now. IContinue reading “Oversharing?”
Being nourished by my own voice
It’s been several months since I have written on my blog. I’ve been having a tough time and have needed (and continue to need) deep quiet time. Just this week, I remembered how nourishing it is for me to read my own words. I was feeling the nudge to write again, which I haven’t feltContinue reading “Being nourished by my own voice”
Reflections
It is easy to not feel good sometimes. It is easy to amass all kinds of evidence about my shortcomings, failures and deficiencies. It is much harder, sometimes, to focus on all that is going well and all the good I bring to the world. A few weeks ago, I was sitting by the creekContinue reading “Reflections”
A pause
The older I have gotten (I am 44), the more I am giving myself permission to pause. A pause can mean many things, including: Am I an expert at pausing? Sometimes, and sometimes I rush and feel so much pressure that a pause is the last thing I think about. Learning about me from myContinue reading “A pause”
Witnessing myself
Sometimes I feel lonely. Sometimes I feel like I wish I could be seen more deeply and completely. Sometimes I feel so tired it’s hard to do much. Sometimes I feel like my being is surrounded by mist and I need the sun to rise more to transform it. Today feels joyous and celebratory, butContinue reading “Witnessing myself”
Hard times
Things have been tough for me lately. Over the past few months, I have been learning more about trauma, the major impact it’s had on me, and how it is the root of so much of my struggles. I have been at low points in my life, but none have felt quite so low asContinue reading “Hard times”
Helping others and myself
I really like helping others. I also really like helping myself and giving myself care, compassion, and gentleness. Life has felt hard lately, probably because it has been really tough. When times are like that, I feel myself rising to the challenge and other times, I feel myself getting smaller and in need of timeContinue reading “Helping others and myself”
Sometimes
It is okay to slow down. It is okay to rest. It is okay not to compare oneself to others. It is okay (and a good idea) to smile when feeling down. It is okay to need help, to eat what doesn’t make you feel the best, and to laugh at the irony of life.Continue reading “Sometimes”
PhD in Being Me 