For me, on this chilly autumn morning, a walk in the fresh air, warm oatmeal with walnuts, farmers market, warm veggie bean soup for later, and a Sunday afternoon yoga practice...creating warmth.
Blessings
]]>1. Realize that those you are sharing with may or may not have experienced your pain, and their way of feeling and expressing pain may sound totally different, a different language.
2. Many who you speak with will not be truly listening as they are already thinking about how they can help you. One of the ways they might try to help is to bond with you on the wound of pain. If they have ever had a similar pain, or even pain that is not related, they might begin to tell you about their experience, or their previous pain, and what they did to make it go away. This does not mean they don't care about you or your pain. It's simply that their capacity to BE with you and simply listen may not be a practiced skill.
3. There are others who deny your experience by making little of it, telling you it's not that bad, or creating expressions that suggest you are crazy. Again, this does not mean they don't care. Some people feel helpless when they hear about something they can't fix and they don't know what to or say when things don't improve.
4. One possible solution is to consider who you are sharing with. Are they a good listener. Let them know up front that you are not asking them to fix you. Perhaps even ask them if it's a good time to speak with them about what's been happening with you. If they ask you how they can help, allow yourself to accept the help, and offer them a constructive way to support you.... maybe physical help with shopping, getting to a doctors appointment, or even just their company... find a way to giggle together even in the midst of the pain.
It's exciting and humbling to witness the healing process in all it's different manifestations.
Allow for the unknown, allow for the unfamiliar, and envision the results...
Blessings on your healing!!!
]]>For me, sometimes it's doing things differently than I do each day. The spontaneity of a last minute decision, following my intuition to walk a different route, to eat a different food than I typically eat, to share a week with a friend who lives on the other side of the world and see what happens when we celebrate life together.
It's fun to come alive in each day, each moment...
What brings you alive?
Gentle Yoga and Relaxation Class
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$15 per class
]]>"Witness" by Danna Faulds
When I can be the witness,
all manner of miracles occur-
old wounds heal, the past
reveals itself to be released,
present dramas play themselves
out without sinking emotional
talons into my soft skin. The
witness welcomes truth and
and dares to meet reality on its
own terms. It is the ground
in which the seeds of
transformation take root
and finally flower. When
the witness is awake, the
lake of mind is still, and
in that mirrored surface,
I see my own true face as
Spirit smiling back at me.
Come join the group experience to learn tools for creating
peace in the midst of stress and pain.
Call (516) 608 - 2843 or send me an email ... caron@turninginward.com
Look forward to seeing you then!
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