The Coffee Isn’t Ready To Drink Until It Is Brewed
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The Coffee Isn’t Ready To Drink Until It Is Brewed

Impatience is a common trait, especially in Western societies where discomfort is met with little tolerance. Remember late 2020 when retail establishments began to open up, but not everyone returned to work? The frustration, long lines, and irritability were palpable. I observed this with a mix of compassion, amusement, and irritation towards the impatient ones….

Anemic

Anemic

I am not gushing out the blood of my abuse.The compound fractures of my childhoodaligned,metal-roddedand sewn up almost seamlessly.The scars of bone and skin now so faint and thin,even I forget they are there,except sometimes,when I am waiting at the red light on sunny days,hands on 10 and 2absently starting at the tattooed sleeve of…

Why Every Therapist Needs Touch Training

Why Every Therapist Needs Touch Training

I graduated from Naropa University in 2009 with a Masters in Somatic Counseling Psychology. It was surprising to me that, even in Somatic Psychotherapy program. little information was given at that time on the ethical use of touch in therapy and there was not common language such as psychotherapeutic touch. I did get the same…

Surrendering in Precarious Times: Surviving Covid-19 with Grace

Surrendering in Precarious Times: Surviving Covid-19 with Grace

It’s taken me a minute to decide if I needed to write during these challenging times. I’ve been wondering, does the world need yet another self-help blog? What do I have to say that hasn’t been said before? But as my dear friend Jennifer told me recently, she writes for herself and writing is a kind of…

Having Less to Have More of the Life We Were Meant to Live

Having Less to Have More of the Life We Were Meant to Live

Yesterday and today I had a conference/training on Gambling. I thought I’m in Las Vegas, it’s free, I should go. I moved clients around and then yesterday I got in my car, got on the packed freeway and three exits later turned around and went home to spend the day in the art room. I…

It Is Easier To Love Broadly And Generally

It Is Easier To Love Broadly And Generally

                         It is easier to love broadly and generally                          to see the face of God in every being                          to keep the details at a distance like when you kind-of                          half-cross your eyes and everything becomes just                          A little                          bit                          fuzzy.                            The ‘I love you when I see you clearly’                          is much harder                          when you notice…