The worst thing about the quarantine time for me is not that my kids are in different cities and a different continent from me but that if my mom gets sick or if her time to die happens now, I may not be able to […]
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Onward Through Resistance
I discovered that resistance is not only a way towards acceptance that leads to love and healing, but there is also an opportunity to take a shortcut directly to love. One of the keys is recognizing that resistance is fluid. It is something one feels […]
Acceptance Sounds Serious
Those are brave eyes looking out. Andy Heath grew from his initial resistance to brain surgery to acceptance and confidence. This photo is 5 minutes before surgery begins. To accept something is to stop trying to change it. I’ve found that the process is serious […]
Humor is a Shortcut
Humor, leading to laughter, is a shortcut leading directly to compassion and love. For as long as I can remember, when I wished on stars, I wished for peace, love, joy and laughter for the whole world. Laughter is another trigger that sparks love and […]
What’s Good For the Goose…
The trees in the forest do not get a fungus because they did something wrong. If you seek and find compassion for someone who has hurt you and then forgive the offence and feel love return, can you do this for yourself, when illness or […]
Compassion:Easier Said Than Done
I felt sad, misunderstood and wronged. Later, I felt disappointed and wondered if we could ever be friends again. Finally I felt betrayed and feeling love was out of reach. Compassion is another component of love. For me it has been a tool that leads […]
Is Forgiveness Hard?
When Andy was very sick, we discovered it was way too hard to keep wondering why? What had we done to deserve this? Where had we gone wrong in our thoughts, choices and lives? Forgiveness does not have to be hard. It is not, by […]
How Does Love Work?
Of course love bubbles up when human beings are taxed and troubled with the trials of life. We are wired for love, unless somehow we’ve been damaged or turned off. Two things happened to me recently that showed me how love exists in people. I […]
Love
The only reason ugly times didn’t destroy us, was that love bubbled up from the mud hole I was stuck in and I was lifted up so I could see further and recognized something much better to hold on to. Photo of Angmo being reunited […]
Team Thinking
Team thinking is considering others and their opinions and needs before making a decision I’ve been part of a family for my entire life, most of us are. Being in a family teaches team thinking skills, even when the family has dysfunction. Team thinking is […]