Tag Archive | self-acceptance
Women and self-love
Dearest readers, Why is it so easy to love a dog, a cat, a flower, even a dress, a tree but so hard to love yourself? Why are humans so hard to love? Women always talk about looking for love, but love is not something that exists outside of self. The nature of reality is […]
Perfectionism: A Self-inflicted Antidote to Wonder
Hello readers, Many of us, including myself, suffer from perfectionism. Striving to reach some perfect place, worrying about reaching goals – or not accomplishing as much or as well as we think we should , trying to achieve a state in which we can at last be worthy of our lives. Those are just a […]
Unmentionables: Unsafe Things to Say
Hello readers, Last year, I joined a women’s coffee and religious devotional meet-up group to replace a secular women’s group of which I was previously a member . The initial group was run by a counseling center, for a fee of $35 per meeting, every second week. I often left the group feeling worse than I arrived, […]
How Do You Love Your Enemies?
Hello readers, During this past week or so, I have been contemplating the meaning of the commandment / expression: “love your enemies”. Obviously not meant to be a simple task, nonetheless, there is a lot to think about regarding the meaning of this phrase. Do you have enemies? If you live in society with other […]
Meditation on Love, Contentment, and Cheer
Hello readers. As I dig relentlessly into my mind and spirit, like an obsessive-compulsive terrier, I sometimes lift my head and wonder if I am keeping my snout too far down into the ground. What I mean is, am I focusing too much on the shadows of life? Much of living the examined life requires […]
birth day
Portrait of My Mother, 1995 Today is my mother’s birthday. We have not spoken to each other in five and a half years. I don’t really know what to say, except that each year on her birthday and on Mother’s Day especially, I think about her and wonder if she thinks about me. It is […]
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