The operating Dr was the very soul of kindness and consideration. He even quoted, “First, do no harm” as he poised above my awkwardly positioned body with a needle full of numbing agent. And yet his task was dreadful to me. All his careful precision and determination to get good samples soothed me at some […]
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Speaking for myself here . . . I am not a Victim. I never was a Victim. It’s true, I was immersed in many trials and tribulations, but I faced them all. I often screamed, and cried, and ranted, and even felt terrified at what I needed to survive. But I was also angry, and
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If we pay attention, we realize that our thoughts have voices that hopefully guide us, but often really just boss us around. What is true guidance, and what is just our fears? What is higher wisdom in our best interests, and what is warning and worry that actually keeps us locked in place? A big
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“Work from your Wisdom Self and not from your Trauma Self.” That was the message of my dreams one night. After being led through dreamscape demonstrations of this difference, I awoke being able to describe the following. Our Trauma Self collects all the ‘right’ things and then worries about using them perfectly. Then our focus
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It was long past expiration date. Has something like this happened to you? {Please know that I’ll be gently describing my process of going from being deeply triggered into arriving at a new awareness of Who I Am Next. If being triggered is something you have difficulty navigating, then do be careful if you decide
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It’s hard work being a Human. So many social and personal expectations. Surprises happen along the way. Plus, it’s hard to please everyone while doing our best to get through our days. Amid personal experiences and mentoring clients, I’ve realized a valuable but subtle basic truth. It’s vital to love our soft animal human selves,
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When a woman steps onto the Path of Priestess Consciousness, she opens a portal of invitation to the Source of that consciousness. Ancient European peoples knew the personification of this consciousness as the Fates (among other names) which are triple Goddess energies of Past-Present-Future within the continuing cycles of Life here on Earth. According to
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I was so mad when my mother died. It didn’t have to be that way. And a very lot was left unfinished between us. I was only 19 and we were in the midst of working out an adult relationship with each other, one where she could see me for myself and the woman I