Living What I Believe

"Learning to live what you believe, is paramount -- if we believe in an Ever After -- then we must accept a leaving of this plane as a quickening of energy on another plane.  Our ancestors before us are merely continuing on -- if I believe this -- right to my very soul --BELIEVE THIS -- then we will meet again.  I have a sense of needing to be worthy." - CD 9.8.2106 I studied with Eckhart Tolle for four months.  One of his myriads of lessons was this:  “Whenever something negative happens to

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Fewer Moments except those "Traumatic Days"

You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. ~ Elizabeth Edwards I struggle with those, dear friends, and family, who do not understand GRIEF and its power over the griever.  Perhaps they think, if they ignore my pain and my reality, it will go

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May 21. 16 Lands of Hope, Faith and Joy,and Inescapable Grief

“Three things are fundamental to an understanding of mourning.  First, each loss launches us on an inescapable course through grief.  Second, each loss revives all past losses.  Third, each loss, if fully mourned, can be a vehicle for growth and regeneration.”  ~ Vamik D. Volkan, MD Right now, I am seeing life as a cycle of grief and non-grief.  So much happened in so short a time.  In between losses, hope tries to regenerate.  We all want stability.  We all want companionship and to be

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Philosophy of Mark-Making

A Woman of New Beginnings