Still from the 2011 documentary Buck, about the life and work of horse trainer Buck Brannaman. I ended up taking all of last week off blogging. It was restful and necessary and a smart thing to do, but it was also one of the hardest things I’ve done lately, because it triggered a lot of [...]
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soul whispering
Posted in animals, bodywork, contemplation, mindfulness, soul, spirituality, videos, wellness
Also tagged 2011, abuse, animals, Buck, Buck Brannaman, documentary, horse whisperer, horses, personal development, personal growth, Sundance
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the ugly duckling
What’s your worst fear? For many, it’s being ridiculed or rejected – by their community, their family, or their loved ones. Do you remember the fairy tale The Ugly Duckling? A little creature emerges from an egg and finds himself in a nest of ducklings, but he looks… different. And the others pick on him. [...]
Posted in animals, contemplation, nature, soul, spirituality, wellness
Also tagged analysis, archetypes, belonging, Byron Katie, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, fairy tales, folk tales, inquiry, interpretation, Jungian psychology, personal development, personal growth, The Ugly Duckling, The Work, Theater of the Imagination
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soul food
This past Sunday morning I was sitting in the waiting room of the service centre at a Canadian Tire, waiting for my semi-annual tire change (from snow tires to all-weather radials). I had brought along Marion Woodman's Conscious Femininity – a collection of her interviews between 1985 and 1992 – to read while I waited. [...]
Posted in bodywork, contemplation, dreams, read, rituals, wellness
Also tagged addiction, body, Conscious Femininity, Marion Woodman, Parabola, ritual, symbol
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soul
Some people talk about their homes having “soul.” That makes me curious. Is “soul” something that is either there or not there? Is it transient? Does it come and go? Or is soul the eternal constant, the underlying structure – the heartbeat? This is just my personal belief: I think that soul is the quality [...]
