Back the Hell Up!
I guess I should post on the bad days as well as the good days. I feel displaced today. Hell. Today I …
30 Jan
A Mentor
A Mentor
My younger daughter, A, wrote the following essay for her application to summer camp: A Mentor by A. A mentor is someone that teaches you how to …
26 Jan
Dancing in the Flames
Dancing in the Flames
The following are quotes from Dancing in the Flames: The Dark Goddess in the Transformation of Consciousness by Marion Woodman: For most people, it takes a …
21 Jan
A conscious appointment
A conscious appointment
James Hollis, The Middle Path: The shadow should not be equated with evil, only with life that has been suppressed. As such, the shadow …
19 Jan
The discovery
The discovery
The other night when I wrote about my grandma, I was going through the photos on my computer and deleting some of the ones that …
18 Jan
Grief interrupted
Grief interrupted
My Grandma. 58 years of marriage. Nursing him through surgery after surgery, amputation after amputation. Her heart so determined that it made its own bypass. A love so fierce …
16 Jan
A bit more on the shadow
A bit more on the shadow
From “The Middle Passage” by James Hollis: Since much of the first half of life involves the construction and maintenance of the persona, we often neglect …
13 Jan
It’s All Perfect
It’s All Perfect
Friends and longtime readers have said they are glad I am back to writing again. I guess you could say that I am glad …
10 Jan
A Little Book on the Human Shadow
A Little Book on the Human Shadow
In honor of my shadow time of the year (the holidays), I started reading “The Little Book on the Human Shadow” by Robert Bly. There is …
08 Jan
Found in Translation
Found in Translation
As part of my desire to translate my new-found fearlessness into the rest of my life, I have made one important decision. I will not allow …
06 Jan
5 things you don’t know about me
5 things you don’t know about me
With a fresh start, perhaps it is time for me to start blogging with words again. It’s a little trickier, as I have been …
Monthly Archives: January 2007