Archive for May, 2011

I Take Myself Wherever I Go

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Taking Myself Wherever I Go

Excerpt from  Woman with a Voice:  Daring to Live Authentically Ever After

“The advantage of telling the truth,” Fat Albert told us, “is on accounta you can remember what you said.” The advantage of taking yourself wherever you go is that you will always have someone with you that you can count on.

I Take Myself Wherever I Go

How about that?
I live from inside the truth of me
wherever I am,
whomever I’m with.

My feet are firmly planted on solid ground,
the solid ground of my belly and my deep inner listening.
Solidly planted,
but light on my feet—
that’s me.

I’m alive in my daily life,
aware of old familial patterns still stuck in my heart,
yet I fully surrender to the power of my in-dwelling God.
I take myself with me wherever I go.

I used to leave myself behind.
Going to an interview?
Leave the real me at home.
Guess at who this stranger expects
and give her that ideal applicant.
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A Liberating Mother’s Day

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Mother’s Day is an invitation to pretend.  Relationships are complicated, even the best ones, and a Hallmark card has never done it for me.

When my blind, cancer-ridden mother was still alive,  and I could still see, we would walk through a card store.  I would pick out the biggest, mushiest Mother’s Day card I could find, read it to her, have a big hug and a big laugh, and put the card back in the holder.  Authentic, yummy, green, and free.

This year I had an epiphany about my relationship with my grown daughter.  I think it will be helpful for anyone with children or parents. If you use EFT, you can tap along if it pleases you.

Click here for the audio.

Bless all parents who love their children to madness and are willing to commit to sanity,

Vicki

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