I went for a walk last night to a special place. There are trees there that speak to me. They reminded me of things I’d forgotten. I remember now. I appreciate my special poplar trees. ___ p.s. I’m going to be starting to post irregularly on this blog and my Kitchen Sink Wisdom blog. I’m [...]
Category Archives: spirituality
what the trees told me
Also posted in blogging, creativity, health, my life
Tagged blogging, London Ontario, personal development, personal growth, poplar trees, river, Thames River, woods
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inside the highly sensitive body
I’ve been doing a lot of reading into Highly Sensitive People, in order to try and figure out some strategies for being in the world in a healthy way, rather than an anxious, burnt-out way. I’ve also found some new books that I haven’t mentioned before, by psychiatrist Judith Orloff. All of this reading is [...]
Also posted in art journals, books, my life
Tagged Elaine Aron, emotional contagion, empathy, Highly Sensitive Person, Judith Orloff
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renewal – dawn
This photo fits with the renewal theme for two reasons: It’s a sunrise, and it was taken on Easter morning. I appreciate a new day, after a dark night. ~ Photo theme for April: Renewal
Also posted in appreciation, landscapes, nature, photographs, theme - renewal
Tagged dawn, Easter, morning, pink, red, sunrise
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redeeming the body
A dear friend of mine gifted me with the book This Is Who I Am: Our Beauty In All Shapes and Sizes by Rosanne Olson yesterday. I devoured it last night before going to bed. Olson is a photographer who has taken nude photographs of 53 women of diverse ages, races and backgrounds, and shared [...]
Also posted in cool stuff I did on my iPhone, my life, photographs
Tagged body, body love, portraits, Rosanne Olson, self portraits, self-acceptance, This Is Who I Am
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the gifts of the magi
I posted this Cowbird.com story about high school on my Facebook wall earlier this week, and was very touched by the responses it got from my Facebook friends, including some people who’d known me in high school. Our conversation explored the subject of teenage angst, and the horrorshow that the high school years can be [...]
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Tagged gift of the magi, introversion, introvert, journey of the magi, t. s. eliot
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comfort – foot washing
The other night I watched my mom wash my dad’s feet. There’s something so intimate about washing someone’s feet. It made me think of Maundy Thursday, and church, and Jesus’ last supper. I appreciate foot washing. ~ Photo theme for March: Comfort
Also posted in appreciation, photographs, theme - comfort
Tagged feet, foot washing, hands, water
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