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Part Three: Anxiety
Many years ago a friend who is a trauma therapist said to me, “you know, not everyone lives as though the next disaster is just around the corner,” to which I reacted with disbelief. “How on earth,” I responded, “does anyone plan for the… Continue Reading “Part Three: Anxiety”
Part Two: Trauma
(Part Two : These things which move the spirit) It is no wonder that the curse God puts upon Eve (and all women) in the Book of Genesis is that of painful childbirth. So fundamental is this trauma to both mother and child, our… Continue Reading “Part Two: Trauma”
Part One: Longing
(Part One : These things which move the spirit) “Blessed be the longing that brought you here And quickens your soul with wonder.” – John O’Dohonue These words open O’Donohue’s poem “For Longing” and were read on my first night at Rivendell Retreat during… Continue Reading “Part One: Longing”
In sickness, and in bed – Happy New Year!
It’s a good thing I didn’t make any hard and fast new year’s resolutions this year or I’d already be disappointing myself with the fact that I am in bed with a very bad cold. A painful cold in fact, the kind that makes… Continue Reading “In sickness, and in bed – Happy New Year!”
Eating fabulous in 2014 – January meal plan
Having skipped December due to the erratic nature of holiday-eating, I am back with a month of meal-planning to kick off the new year! Some of these recipes might *sound* elaborate, but for the most part they are not (and if they require more… Continue Reading “Eating fabulous in 2014 – January meal plan”
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