Happy Feet

I am the Sunday School teacher at my Spiritual Community.  It is a job I enjoy for so many different reasons; one of them being that I learn a lot about my own self as a child and even who I am today as I teach the kids.  I am a firm believer that you … Continue reading »

My Path To Freedom

My 31st birthday recently came to pass on July 8 and in celebration, without even realizing my intent, I forgave my mother. If you’ve been a follower of my blog since last summer, you are probably aware of the trials I have faced along  the bumpy road toward making peace with my mother. However on … Continue reading »

Trust

On New Years Eve, I attended a burning bowl ceremony.  The intention behind this event was to release the past by way of writing down events in 2011 that maybe we aren’t so proud of or happy with and burn the energy of the “unpleasantness”  in a big bowl.  After doing that, we were led … Continue reading »

Let me introduce myself.

Recently, it dawned on me that I don’t know my mother… and probably haven’t known her at all since I was about 10 or 11 years old (possibly before that, even).  You see, it was around that time that my already terribly dysfunctional family exploded and I chose to disappear into the background in order to protect my … Continue reading »

Forgiveness

I’ve been thinking a lot about forgiveness lately. As you may or may not know,  I’ve been looking for ways to heal past memories and ultimately forgive my mother.  However the process is made more difficult because she has refused over and over again throughout the years to admit that there was anything unhealthy about … Continue reading »

Healing on the Hands of Time

Very recently,  I set an intention to stick to a few healing activities for one month.  I have created a calendar with the same events written on each day.  ’AM Meditation,  Judge my neighbor worksheet, Free form writing and PM Meditation.’ Setting an intention like this and sticking to it is sort of a big deal … Continue reading »

Sometimes the end really is just the beginning.

If you’ve kept up with my blog, you would know that my last few weeks in Minnesota were some pretty frustrating times which lead to my last few days in Minnesota that turned into a grand finale to not only a very warped experience- but also to a drama that has been keeping a stranglehold on … Continue reading »