Last night I decided to give my new tarot deck one more round of "let's see what it comes up with" before bed. For those of you who don't follow my Twitter, I've been obsessed with tarot card reading lately. And by lately I mostly mean the last 3 days since I bought this deck …
Constellations
“It seems we struggle for a lifetime to become whole. Few of us ever do ... Most of us end up going out the same way we came in -- kicking and screaming. Most of us don't have the strength -- or the conviction. Most of us don't want to face our fears.” ― Darren Aronofsky; …
STOP – In the naaaaaame of looooove…
So, last week was pretty much hellfire and brimstone aimed at my dwelling. Wish I could say I did the celebrity walkout with explosions in the background... (Source) But I didn't. Got nicely caught in the crossfire happening in my own brain. I'm still dealing with aftermath and all the beautiful particles and things. I …
Resentment and Addiction
"Resentment is the number one offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else." AA Big Book, page 64. On my palms are two broken blisters, one unbroken. They are still raw with the storm that the howling wind blew through me last night, leaving me shaking and exhausted in its wake. Adrenaline roaring up through …
When even my therapist can’t give me what I want.
I had my therapy session yesterday, and it was disappointing. It was one of those sessions where you're left wondering, "Why am I even here?" I should know enough by now to expect those sessions to come, but I don't. I get cranky and annoyed. The last thing I said before I left was, "I …
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Heart-Silence
I am coming to appreciate the value of silence. I don’t mean just silence in the sense that there are no words. I mean heart-silence.Some people, when you tell them your emotional state, what you’re experiencing, respond with advice or suggestions. I’ve noticed this for awhile, and it comes in several forms. When I was …