Our physiology speaks to us through pain and although nobody likes pain there is absolute benevolence in the signals that say, “something is out of balance here”.
Writings
The Paradox of Spirituality
Even the deepest suffering will soften in your presence when you realize that you are the tender and unconditional space that pain arises in.
A Simple Presence Practice
A Simple Presence Practice: Poetry by Candace Kirby
The Reverberations of Trauma
The reverberations of trauma begin in childhood and echo throughout our lifetime. With loving awareness new pathways can be formed in the brain and redirected towards wholeness.
Is Love Ever Absent?
I have learned that I can only know the truth of any situation by being quiet and curious. The mind is a constant feedback loop of the past. It doesn’t leave room for openness, wonder and listening.
The Soul of the Universe
Love is the simple unearned grace of being here. An alive mystery.
The Present Moment is Safe
If you notice places of tension in your body simply ask yourself, “is this tension necessary right now?” Just a gentle curiosity. No demand for the tension to release or let go. Be patient with yourself.
The Trauma Wound
The trauma wound goes back to the disconnection that happens during a traumatic experience in childhood. Our natural state is connection. Disconnection is the result of trauma.
Tenderness is for the Heart
The heart longs for the sweetness and sincerity of kind words, sensitive touch and merciful presence. When presence meets pain there is something magical and transformative that happens.
Simple Aware Being
Our true nature doesn’t argue with reality; it simply allows things to be as they are or in other words it is one with the way things are not in opposition with the way things are.