today i’m on the run. too many things happening, including helping my very pregnant daughter move (yes! i’m becoming a grandmother! more on that soon.) so let’s turn this problem into an opportunity and see how you, gentle reader, like it when i just present you with my notes. it’s a continuation from last month,… Continue reading 12-step discussion: step 2
Category: spirituality
you
this morning i turned again to the beautiful words of martin buber, austrian-jewish philosopher and mystic. his i and thou is perhaps the most important book ever written about what it means to be in relationship. the relationship between i and you – the stuff of love. buber talks about contemplating a tree. (i have… Continue reading you
an excerpt from martin buber’s “i and thou”
below is an excerpt from martin buber’s i and thou. i’ll refer to it in my next post. i contemplate a tree. i can accept it
going to a place that is love
over the next few days, as we are approaching valentine’s day, let’s talk about love. here is an excerpt of what ram dass in his book the only dance there is says about being in love: love and consciousness are one and the same thing. as you get into a higher state of consciousness you… Continue reading going to a place that is love
time travel and the slothwoman
morgan moonlady mama musky you musky – let me cuddle up with your mysterious feathers, let me cry at your furry breast. morgan moonlady mama musky you musky – big mama you, bigger than life, bigger and softer and warmer than life, let me drink of your thick milk. morgan moonlady mama musky you musky… Continue reading time travel and the slothwoman
sextuplets in vancouver: can i understand the father?
last month, six little babies were born here in vancouver. sextuplets. as is often the case in multiple births, they were premature. to keep some of them alive, blood transfusions were needed. and the parents are jehovah’s witness. their religion forbids blood transfusions. on the weekend, authorities decided to seize the children from their parents… Continue reading sextuplets in vancouver: can i understand the father?
the first step
i’ve been interested in the 12 steps for almost as long as i’ve been a counsellor – 15 years now. what first attracted me to them was their fierce commitment to honesty and being real, to be humble, and to follow an ethical and spiritual way of life. the 12 steps came originally from alcoholics… Continue reading the first step
carnival of healing #68
how do you heal the emotional aftermath of cancer treatment? how do we deal with the ups and downs of our personal journeys? what does external clutter tell us about the chaos in our minds? these are just a few of the questions posed in this week’s edition of the carnival of healing, a readers… Continue reading carnival of healing #68
the ashley treatment: what we need is compassion and humility
should ashley, who may never develop mentally beyond a 3-month-old, grow up physically to be a woman, fully capable of bearing children? you know what, i really don’t know. i can’t even begin to imagine what it’s like to be ashley or her parents. for the parents – is it like living
15 words of wisdom
15 words of wisdom i’ve picked up over the last year or so: we grow in a climate of love, not a climate of judgment. that’s why we need to make sure we don’t judge ourselves and others. it takes a village to raise a child, and it takes a village to heal from our… Continue reading 15 words of wisdom