#accepting self

            A song on the radio made a huge impact recently. The premise is that we remake ourselves as we grow, learn and explore. I have definitely done that.             I was an abused child. Both of my parents beat me, humiliated me, isolated me from my peers. My older brother pinched me, kicked me and called me names. My younger sister mocked me, taunted me and regularly lied to my…

            I am often slow to come to an awareness of things about me. While my eyes are open as I go about my day, I keep personal feelings tucked safely away. Therefore, I miss the obvious.             For example, I might be so focused on the menu that I fail to register that friends have ordered and what they have ordered. I might not like the appetizers that they’ve chosen, so my mind…

People of the Sun welcome the strengthening rays with outstretched arms, reaching, bringing in welcome warmth. New days, new adventures await. Embracing oneness with the center of the known universe. People of the Moon greet the enveloping night with folded hands supplicating needs to the bringer of creation, initiator of all thought, pledging undying solidarity to regulated…

Every day I pack my bag with

Swimsuit and fresh beach towel

And drive to the gym

Optimistic that a few pounds will be shed

Just enough to make a slight difference

  I drive past workers stringing new telephone lines

Bicyclists, young and old, wavering in and out

Of the narrow confines of their allotted space

  I bypass trucks that stop at train tracks

As I listen to my favorite country music stars

Hey dear,

First, why are they asking you to change? Change isn’tnecessarily always a bad thing but it’s not always a good thing. So askyourself why you need to change and whether or not you think this change issomething you’ll be able to live with. Don’t ever change yourself to satisfysomeone else. You may not be happy with the person they’re molding you into andyou have to live with yourself forever. If you think that this change is good,this change is something that you personally think is beneficial, then we canhelp you. But you are unique and there are many things that make you unique. Itmay be your honesty. It may be your gentleness. It may be your eagerness toargue about things that you love. Whatever it is, make sure that you aren’tleaving behind the best parts of you. I know that you want your friends to behappy but if you’re not happy then it’s pointless.

I have a page here that can helpyou understand and practice self-love. But remember that your happiness isimportant too.

Always by your side,

I don’t want

to be left without

because

I would cease

to be.

  All the things

that make me wish

to touch

to smell and see,

and everything that thrives

on being alive.

  Being human

means

being fallible.

It means

being

less than, perfect

which is, perfection.

  I am

perfectly

me.

Risk Taking What kind of risk taker are you? Each type as described in this post bring their strength and weakness to the table. We need all four types. Accept your type and encourage others to be theirs. Together we create a dynamic world. .

Imagine a back yard pool with a diving board.

One individual (lets say a kid) runs full steam off the diving board, completely unaware if there is actually anything in the pool but trusting that since it’s a ‘swimming pool’, it must therefore be full of water. This kid dives in and over and over again, sometimes belly-flopping and other times landing a ’10’.

The second kid walks back and forth,…