Years gone by Lives used up Never again your face to behold. Tears run dry Photos fade Your arms no more to enfold. Lost for words To describe the void And the ache of your absence To see you once more Tell you I love you Inhale the perfume of your skin The softness of …
Tag: healing
Connection
Peel Forest, Canterbury, New Zealand. Forest Fuschia, Karen Lighthouse Right now, the well has run dry and I feel as though I have nothing to give. So I'm posting a creation from last year and hope that it can bring refreshment to some. I am one with the wind that blows The power that creates …
Dilemma
The Path of least Resistance Leaves yield to the breeze A solitary white-faced heron Wades in the shallow pools Keen for opportunity Sea gulls hang about For left over fish ‘n’chips A harrier hawk Effortlessly sailing currents of air The stream carrying life Chattering water Unhurried Glides over and around rocks Towards it’s destination. Choice …
Abundance
As I sit here, facing the blank page again, I check in with myself,"What does the Universe want me to write about today?" I repeat my mantra, "Fill me with your love and light. Flow through meas I write." My eyes are drawn to the huge pear tree outside my officewindow, heavy laden with semi-ripe …
Sacred Letters of the Soul:If you were to truly love and accept yourself, what would you be doing differently?
If I were…………………. Writing letters that you are not going to send can be a really healing and connecting experience. They can transmute experiences: "change in form, nature or substance" the dictionary says. I invite you to write a Sacred Letter to yourself asking the question, “If I were truly loving and accepting myself I …
Seeds
My life is like a dandelion head Gone to seed The wind blows Bits if me fly everywhere Landing where they will Some take root Reproduce Others fall away Yield no return Fall on fallow ground Such is life. I do not know Where my seed will blossom And where it will die My job …
What do you want your year to look like?
Happy New Year to you all! My post is more personal today. Although I am often offering insight and sharing some of my learned experiences to hopefully shed light on the paths of others, right now I must admit I’m not bubbling with enthusiastic words of encouragement, wit or knowledge. In fact, I’m feeling quite …
Energy
“You are a guest of nature. Behave.” Freidrich Hundertwasser Peel Forest, Canterbury, New Zealand. December 2022 I am part of nature And nature is part of me The same energy that grows my hair Grows trees The energy that makes birds sing And the oceans roar Is the same life force That I live …
The Sun is always Shining above the Clouds
New Brighton beach, Christchurch, New Zealand These words came to me when I was walking on the beach today, hoping to gain clarity and peace. A family situation has plunged myself and other family members into emotional turmoil. Walking on the beach may not change the situation but it can change my brain chemistry and …
10 + Reasons why you keep getting into Abusive or Toxic Relationships, and NONE of those reasons is, “I’m stupid”
You have unresolved trauma around relationships, probably from your family of origin, when you may have been abused or neglected (neglect IS abuse) or love was conditional and scarce. It was what was modelled to you in your formative years, perhaps you witnessed domestic violence (this too is abuse to a child), therefore a template …