tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post6864139304728325514..comments2023-12-25T02:46:52.723-04:00Comments on Awareness: restless secretsawarenesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-72476850882059240012009-10-03T10:31:41.480-03:002009-10-03T10:31:41.480-03:00Joyce....It WARMS my heart to know my blog was bei...Joyce....It WARMS my heart to know my blog was being read in a Tim Horton's. LOVE it! Sorry about the windshield bit though.<br />It was both a challenge and a treat to be able to find the words to best capture the feelings and spirituality that resonated in me while finding that holy place of meditation at Soulspace. It was also a relief to get it out into words. Everytime I tried to describe it to people, I was rushed by emotions much more powerful than I had expected. But then again, you know me.... I cry as much as Linda H and over the same stuff!<br /><br />This particular piece was stirring in me since Greenbelt as well, but came to light and fruition after the story broke out about the Bishop of Antigonish. The whole story floored me, disgusted me and made me wonder about restless secrets and what we store inside ourselves. <br /><br />Jen...I understand better now. There is a great book you may be interested in entitled Emotional Alchemy. The author (Tara Goleman) writes about the "Schemas" we harbour which we struggle with because of past accumulated experiences. Abandonment, and rejection are the two most profound fears and schemas. Both come from being hurt deeply. I read the book to prepare for a workshop I was co-facilitating and was blown away by the material, and the preciseness of the feelings she describes. The subsequent workshop (on personal barriers) was extremely moving to be a part of.<br />We all have certain schemas developed over the years as a means to cope and keep our defences up. Know what you struggle with, despite your personally unique experiencs which make it feel different, is shared by many. <br /><br />ps....your photos and your words are so beautiful and expressive. I think it is a good therapeutic avenue for healing and wholeness. xxawarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-72836909354506839532009-10-02T17:24:50.478-03:002009-10-02T17:24:50.478-03:00Being told, and shown time and again that being ho...Being told, and shown time and again that being honest..spilling those toxic secrets, will result in abandonment..well, it results in the keeping of the secrets. It's not about me not trusting in others not to abandon me. It's about me not trusting ME to endure the abandonment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-537606213081402562009-10-02T15:25:58.504-03:002009-10-02T15:25:58.504-03:00Dana,
I continue to be amazing at how the words se...Dana,<br />I continue to be amazing at how the words seems to flow ... you have a way of setting thoughts to words to paper! I had to read this one a couple of times to let it really sink in - very thoughtful!<br /><br />I sat in Tims yesterday afternoon (while waiting for my new windshield... damn rock)with ipod in hands & reading your blog. I slowly and carefully read about Soulspace 3 and tried to capture a wee bit of the atmosphere. There are times (all to few) when we experience such soul touching ... and it always seems so difficult to recreate it to share with someone else. You have done it though i.e. recreating your experience so that we can hear and almost be there. Bravo<br />JTChoicesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-37248652632746278252009-10-02T07:02:26.480-03:002009-10-02T07:02:26.480-03:00Jen.... I wonder what would happen to our restless...Jen.... I wonder what would happen to our restless secrets if we did believe this? Would we let them go more readily? Does knowing that others can see our struggles to live under the wrap of secrets force us into denial, or underground more so, or does it offer up an opportunity just to get them out of our system?awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-73296340883797549032009-10-02T02:20:54.524-03:002009-10-02T02:20:54.524-03:00This is unbelievably beautiful. Sadly, I can't...This is unbelievably beautiful. Sadly, I can't believe it. I can't believe that I'll still be loved.<br /><br />I won't give up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com