Captured

What on earth is going on? More and more I see an obsession with “beauty” and with “self”. Captured by the appearance of self. A desire to be idealized? A desire based on appearance rather than real effort, intelligence, study, achievement or anything other than appearance and “sexuality”. What has created this obsession? Because of…

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Self Work

Self work defines the work we do on ourselves. Whether you are a Christian, or a New Age follower, you probably believe in manifesting more goodness in your life. Your spiritual belief will define the over-all focus of your self-work. We have to define what is goodness. Christians believe there is a fundamental set-up here…

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Healing and Joy

As we face the challenges of each stage of development, healing our wounds and deepening what works while letting go of what doesn’t work. Unhealed trauma, grief, and loss equate with PTSD over time adding to the burdens we carry. I know the burden carried by those who had ideals they could not achieve and…

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Self-Care and Conflict

I wanted to write something about the importance of self-care and try to articulate a way to heal both trauma reactions and triggering. Once triggered, conflict is usually inevitable. Of course, these two are related. If you have experienced trauma, you will also often experience conflict with others. I invite you to bring the conflict…

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