Another interesting meta-phrase, “I miss you.” Was talking about this with a friend who was feeling particularly lonely and said those words. Followed by something to the effect that saying so seemed needy, didn’t it? Now, let me go back to the truth that communication is never as clear-cut as we would like it to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘gratitude’
I miss you
Posted in intentional self, tagged being real, communication, gratitude, intentional self, intimacy, L, open heart, real, relationships on October 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Meta Phrase
Posted in intentional self, Uncategorized, tagged being real, gratitude, intentional self, intimacy, L, love, relationships on September 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Been thinking about that three word phrase, “I love you.” I know someone who doesn’t use it often, because, as she says, “‘love’ is one of those meta words that can mean different things to different people.” She prefers to go straight to the detail, the aspect of love that would inspire an ‘I love you,’ and [...]
Friendship
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abuse, being real, friendship, gratitude, privacy on April 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been meaning to write for a while, but I simply have not had time. But I’ve had this idea in my head, thoughts about the ways friendships develop, the care we have to give them, and the different values we assign to them. I’ve been making some really awesome friends this year – womyn [...]
Trigger was more than just Roy’s Horse
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abuse, friendship, gratitude, karma, open heart, real, reincarnation on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, first off, I want to warn anyone who has been sexually abused that this is what this post is about. I’ll put all that stuff further down, so you can decide whether or not you want to read it. This past weekend, I went out with some friends to Freeport, Maine to a little [...]
Karma and Reincarnation
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged forgiveness, gratitude, karma, M, manifestation, reincarnation on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have a friend who is adopted. She and I have talked about her internal struggle with ‘having to feel grateful’ to her adoptive family for adopting her. The thing is, her childhood was wonderful, she was loved deeply, and her (in her mind) special status was never an issue, never used as a weapon [...]
The Cost of Living
Posted in intentional self, tagged being real, friendship, gratitude, intentional self, open heart, real on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the tools I learned early on in my abuse was to “people please.” As I’ve taken that apart, I’ve come to realize that there are many components to it. Some are pretty self-destructive, but there is one piece that I have chosen to embrace, grow, and really, really make an important part of [...]
Navigating Friendships
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged being real, friendship, gratitude, intentional self, open heart, PS on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A while back, I wrote that I was having trouble navigating a friendship that I felt had the potential to be really important and a valuable part of my life. Sadly, through a misperception and what I would consider fear, that friendship has been put on hiatus. Every day in my interactions with people, especially [...]
Manifest it
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gratitude, intentional self, manifestation, writing on January 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Okay, first off, there’s been a ton of snow here and you know it’s bad when you post a large sign on your front door that says, “Will pay for shoveling” and no one comes to make some money. On a Sunday. When the kids don’t have anything better going on. So, I went out [...]
