I read a lot of blogs (I use Google Reader to keep track of them all), and every now and then I’ve noticed that most of the bloggers I read seem to go through periods when they don’t post much. Sometimes they offer an explanation, sometimes they don’t. (Usually the explanation has to do with [...]
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breathing space
Also posted in body care, contemplation, creativity, dreams, mindfulness, rest, soul, spirituality, wellness
Tagged breathing space, digital sabbatical, minimalism, online addiction, rest
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sick
Last weekend I started feeling nauseous after I ate my supper on Saturday night. I often feel sick to my stomach because of my migraine headaches, so I didn’t think much about it… except that it didn’t get any better, and after a couple of hours I realized that I was probably going to throw [...]
Also posted in body care, contemplation, food, mindfulness, rest, soul, spirituality, wellness
Tagged food poisoning, illness, sick, vomiting
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how to “whisper” something
In my last post I wrote about how I wanted to “whisper” my soul, and you may have been left thinking, “That’s all very well and good, Michelle, but how exactly does one go about ‘whispering’ anything – whether it be a horse, a dog, or a human soul?” I wish I knew the definite [...]
Also posted in animals, contemplation, mindfulness, soul, spirituality, wellness
Tagged behavior, Buck Brannaman, Cesar Millan, Dog Whisperer, horse whisperer
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soul whispering
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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Tagged 2011, abuse, animals, Buck, Buck Brannaman, documentary, horse whisperer, horses, personal development, personal growth, soul, Sundance
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pain, revisited
This beautiful picture of lilacs may seem like a strange illustration for a post on pain. But the image is meaningful to me, because I created it Sunday afternoon before I sat down to write this. I had been sitting in my studio, flipping through magazines, trying to take my mind off the stabbing endometriosis [...]
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Tagged abdomen, Byron Katie, diet, endometriosis, inquiry, pain, pain management, The Work
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pain, and the stories we tell about it
A couple of nights ago I was visiting a friend, and she brought up the work of Byron Katie. I’d never read any of Katie’s books, although I’ve been wanting to for a long time, so my friend sent me home with Loving What Is. Oh. My. Goodness. I have been needing this book, and [...]
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Tagged book, Byron Katie, Loving What Is, personal development, personal growth, The Work
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crisis
Why does all of this talk about ritual matter? What possible difference could it make to anyone’s life? Possibly none. Maybe it doesn’t matter at all. All I know is, occasionally we may wake up from sleepwalking through life, and realize that something is seriously, seriously wrong. We’ve gained 20 pounds in the last six [...]
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Tagged addiction, crisis, depression, ritual
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empty rituals
Some more quotes from Jungian analyst Marion Woodman, from an interview with Heartwood journal: Q: What do you think is the most undermining issue in our culture? MW: Confusion between personal and transpersonal energies. Identifying with archetypal energy instead of relating to it and, therefore, failing to live our individual lives. Television and movies and [...]
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Tagged Conscious Femininity, depth psychology, Heartwood, Jungian psychology, Marion Woodman
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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. [...]
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Tagged addiction, body, Conscious Femininity, Marion Woodman, Parabola, ritual, soul, symbol
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