Acceptance and then… breakdown?
I was born with an incurable disease. I never was really mad about it or saw myself as a victim of circumstance. I guess I had pretty much accepted my condition as simply being a part of me. Of course, acceptance helped a great deal with my facing my illness straight on; I had no…
Solitude
What do we do when we are granted the gift of solitude? My favourite part of quarantine is that we were all forced to be alone with our thoughts for a little bit and everyone was like “Absolutely not. I will learn to bake bread from scratch.” Kevin Farzad That is a quote that I’ve…
Start/stop
I persevere. That’s what I do. I was in my late thirties when I first started yoga. I am one of those people who could basically get away with eating almost anything without needing to sweat it off. I embarked on my yoga journey not out of interest or curiosity; I started experiencing chronic pains…
Trust – part II
When trust has been broken, can it be regained? As I’ve mentioned before, I once trusted unconditionally. I would take what was said to me by those I care for what it was. Without doubt. Of course, that trust that I had given or received so freely was broken countless times over the years. The…
Trust – part I
Guilty until proven innocent. I came across that phrase during one of my stay-at-home Netflix binge. That, and also a rather vivid dream I had a few nights back, got me to thinking about trust. When I was younger, trust came easily. I didn’t really have to think much about it. It was sort of…
Acceptance
What is acceptance?
I could Google and then cut and paste the definition here but I won’t. Instead, I’ll explore what acceptance is or isn’t for me.
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Breathe. Pause.
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