A day steeped in goodness is like a hot cup of tea and a cozy blanket. A dozen home baked cookies passed over a snow bank to my granddaughter. I love you nanny. I love you sweetheart. Be safe in the snow. Don’t slip. Finding a parking spot right outside the...
I spent much of my life in a state of dorsal vagal shutdown with a lot of forced participation in life. I participated in life but I didn’t really have the capacity to feel it. My capacity for enjoyment, happiness and excitement was impaired by my systems tendency...
I woke up with anxiety this morning. Some people refer to anxiety as a disorder but I see it as a natural response to life experiences that were or are overwhelming. For those of us who grew up in homes that were unsafe; that lacked nurturing and a foundation that...
I start each day by making minimum effort. My system loves the familiarity of simple tasks like turning the heat up, opening the curtains, looking outside in the yard , making coffee and feeding the cat. I ease slowly into my day. Before I settle on the couch with...
Spirituality was mostly a mental preoccupation for me until I understood the impact of trauma on my physiology. I used spirituality the way some people use drugs. An attempt to numb the pain. Always reaching for the next high. The next realization. The next...
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