The Buddha said “Life means suffering”, but every mother thinks, “just not my kids, leave them out”. When my children were growing up, my first and immediate response to thier physical or emotional pain was, of course, to prevent or cure it. As they grew older there were more hurts that I couldn’t prevent and Read More
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Self-Compassion for parents; Take Child’s Pose
“”If you don’t believe in God, it may help to remember this great line of Geneen Roth’s: ‘that awareness is learning to keep yourself company.’ And then learn to be more compassionate company, as if you were somebody you are fond of and wish to encourage. I doubt that you would read a close friend’s Read More
The Silence Beneath…Time In
“Draw alongside the silence of stone until it’s calmness can claim you.” –-John O’Donohue ( lines from “Blessings for the Exhausted”) “Behind your image, below your words, above your thoughts, the silence of another world waits.” — John O’Donohue (lines from “Anam Cara: A book of Celtic Wisdom”) Every parent knows the thousand sounds a Read More
Meanwhile, I Keep Dancing…
“I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing.”–Daniel Hillel A new mamma said recently, “I went into pregnancy with one body and came out with someone else’s, I think they did a switch at the hospital.” Does this sound familiar? Are you having trouble feeling at ease in your body Read More