Monthly Archives: July 2022

Work with Angry Part and Protective Part

I found this absolutely fascinating.  I was trying to work with parts, but I didn’t have the help of a therapist who knew about that work, and I didn’t know anything about the Internal Family Systems model yet. From my … Continue reading

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Trying to Work with my “Enemy”

It interests me to go back and read my old journals.  They remind me that I’ve been through an enormous amount of pain, and even managed to heal some of it.  I suffered from the noise phobia for 14 years, … Continue reading

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My Prayer/Vision

In February 2013, I was reintroduced to the importance of making a choice. I wrote: Feeling lonely and bereft of spirit. Recently I was introduced to the idea that faith is not good feelings, faith is a stand you can … Continue reading

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A Day in the Life…

from my journal for Saturday, July 16 I wake up early.  I feel miserable.  I lie there only wanting to go back to sleep, but I can’t.  I take the Thyroxin, bring a glass of water, make a cup of … Continue reading

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Crisis Becomes Initiation

In his book about Julian, Matthew Fox quotes from a book by Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker.  The book is called Radical Regeneration: Birthing the New Human in the Age of Extinction.  The quotes are from Matthew Fox, Julian of … Continue reading

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Struggle to Deal with Tiredness

from my journal for Tuesday, July 5 I’ve been struggling with the idea that this odd tiredness is a gift of life and I’m supposed to accept it, not fight it, and learn from it.  Oddly, if I think of … Continue reading

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Low Thyroid

Found out from Dr. Vreeland that my thyroid is badly underfunctioning. This was about 10 days ago. Since then, I have stopped pushing myself. It was a relief to find that there was a physical reason for my difficulty waking … Continue reading

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