Make time, take time
to stop and breathe.
Archive for December, 2007
Breathing Space
Posted in Photographs on December 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Persona
Posted in Morning Pages on December 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In the psychology of Carl Jung, a persona is a mask we wear to adapt to the needs of our environment. It can be thought of as a role, or a facade that often feels different than who we really are inside (or our true selves). Think of “public” verses “private” personality. Someone who is a [...]
Homes Sweet Homes
Posted in Morning Pages on December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Through the efforts of a dedicated woman who set up a website for our graduating class of ‘72, I’ve been able to reconnect with people I went to high school with way back then. I haven’t seen most of them for over 30 years! My former classmates are scattered all over the globe, and there [...]
Canoe
Posted in Photographs on December 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m not afraid of rough waters, for I’ve learned how to paddle my own canoe.
Deliver me, deliver me!
Posted in Morning Pages on December 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Please deliver me
From the words we should’ve said
Deliver me
From the shadows in my head
Baby please
Deliver me, Deliver me
Deliver me
Deliver me
I’m losing ground
You’re the only one can’t you see
Deliver me
Cause I hear the sound of your voice
And I know you’ll deliver me (song by Roch Voisine)
These were the lyrics of a song playing on the [...]
Respite
Posted in Photographs on December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
To sit, and rest, o wearied traveller
Gather the splintered fragments of your life.
There is only respite in the present moment,
As darkness descends
let your troubled soul find comfort
in the soothing embrace of the landscape,
the vista of dreams…
When the moon hits the sky, like a big pizza pie…
Posted in Morning Pages on December 3, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Ah, Amore! It’s what makes the world go round, birds suddenly appear, dreams come true, and hearts break throughout human history.
“Romance is the chief delusion, elixir, and magical potion of our popular culture,” says James Hollis, a renowned Jungian scholar and writer. Its seduction is so powerful, Hollis proposes, because it promises us deliverance [...]
