Monthly Archives: January 2013

Isolated

I haven’t built a fire.  I just have a candle lit.  I’m remembering that I felt that a new layer of trauma had come up to be processed.  If I go to Christine’s, I’ll be pushing it aside.  Maybe it’s … Continue reading

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Lost & Scared & Sad

Yesterday was tough.  I felt sad and scared and lost.  So lost that even things like cooking breakfast and setting out supplements seemed strange.  There was bright sun and bitter cold, which always makes me think of the front bedroom … Continue reading

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Break the Chain!

I’ve been very excited about celebrating One Billion Rising with a dance party at Neskaya.  Tena Clark wrote a song “Break the Chain” and Debbie Allen choreographed a dance to it.  There’s a great video of people dancing to the … Continue reading

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When Did You Stop Dancing?

“In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited or depressed, they would ask one of four questions:  When did you stop dancing?  When did you stop singing?  When did you stop being … Continue reading

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New Mantra

The most important question a person can ask is, “Is the Universe a friendly place?” Albert Einstein The friend who asked me if I was holding on to my misery told me “I think you are doing amazing work to … Continue reading

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What Not to Say to Us, con’t

I wrote this in the early ’90s.  I was writing it for a friend who was struggling with PTSD.  I didn’t know that I was struggling with it too. What not to say to us “Wallowing in your misery” I … Continue reading

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What Not to Say to Us

I had started slowly coming out of the holiday depression, when a friend made a remark that knocked me back into it, actually into a worse place than I started from.  She asked something like “Are you holding on to … Continue reading

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