I’m Still Holding Her

Nervous System, Trauma

I never really understood that not being able to read the cues of toxic or abusive behaviour was a trauma response. I judged myself so harshly for not seeing. How could I have not seen? For being naive. For being gullible. For being timid. For being meek. For ending...

This Place Where I Sit

Poetry

This place where I sit. This space is quietwelcoming everythinginto herself. The great silence. Sleeping dog.Busy mindAching muscles. Gentle breezeclouds movingrain softly falling Thoughts that arecompletely out of alignmentwith what is. Emotions that can’t be...

The Soul of this Moment

Nervous System, Presence, Spiritual Awakening, Trauma

When we live from the past we are governed by the habitual nature of our mind.  Seeking comfort.  Seeking love. Seeking peace. These are activities of a traumatized nervous system that is stuck in a pattern of survival.  Never safe.  Never enough. Never really here....

There is Grace in Waiting

Nervous System, Presence, Spiritual Awakening, Trauma

My sweet companions, Lily and Maisie, are resting quietly beside me on the couch this morning.  Their faces are both turned towards me with sweet innocence and loving devotion.  I feel the heaviness of my body on the couch and the quiet tap tap of computer keys.  This...

Sanctuary for the Heart Monthly Reflections – Sept. 2023

Presence

Sept 2023 The weather is changing here on the West Coast.  It’s a gorgeous morning.  I can feel the coolness of the air on my feet.  It’s almost time for my warm wooly socks.  The leaves are changing colour on the trees right outside my yard.  Trees that have been a...