What wisdom is deepening for you? (Video)

A months back I started interviewing  several wise women.  Here is the first of several clips where each woman answers the question:

What wisdom is deepening for you right now?

Stay tuned for more!  Here is the first in the series:

Final Self-Care Exercise

If you have made it to this point in the challenge, you’ve probably gathered that consistently practicing self care is not always   e a s y.

Maybe you have a deepened awareness of your need for support.  Maybe you appreciate the importance of kindness and compassion along the way.  Or perhaps you are motivated by knowing others are struggling along on the same journey.

Resisting the Good

A couple of participants of the 2012 Self Care Challenge have mentioned feeling a little less motivated this second week.  I am someone who knows first-hand how powerful these exercises can be, and still, I also find myself resisting a few of the daily practices.   I am too tired.  It’s not going to make that big of a difference.  I have other priorities.  I don’t feel like it…

Why Self-Care is a MUST

If you have any doubts at all about committing to self-care in 2012 take a look at this video.  

Desiree Adaway drops knowledge about how critical it is for women to start putting our needs first.  She shares part of her own journey and how she is making her vision a reality.

Truth Telling

Have you ever noticed how hard it is to tell the truth?  I mean the real truth of our being.  Not the, I’m fine. How are you? typical response… To tell what is really present for us in any moment is difficult.  And when we do risk to share it is, sadly, not always received with the presence and compassion we would hope.

A Revolutionary Nursery School in our Midst!

As an instructor in teacher education and supervisor of student-teachers, I spend a lot of time in schools, reflecting on school practices and pushing for reform. I’ve lost some of my youthful zeal about the potential for schools to change the world– I see a whole lot of reproducing going on vs. innovating, transforming and creating.

Healing.

I had always imagined healing would be this ethereal experience. The sun shining, a community of support, basking in a feeling of wholeness…

That is until I really dedicated myself to a healing path.   I then came to understand the often lonely, painful, and dark path healing sometimes requires.

When F**K YOU is Healing

Recently a dear friend found out  that the person who she was in a relationship with was lying to her– for o v e r  a  y e a r.  If you have been in a similar situation (as I have) you can imagine how “fuck you” might be an appropriate response…

LOVE

This is it.  This is your chance. 

Your chance to really start loving yourself.

It is likely that you weren’t loved exactly the way you needed or wanted to be growing up…

Imperfect world.  Imperfect parents.  Imperfect you.

My Inner Hater

This is one of the most astute, sharp and dope video bloggers out there, Jay Smooth, talking about his little hater:

Recently I expounded upon the evils of haters.  You know, the folks who criticize, demean, devalue and just plain hate on the contribution we are trying to make to the world.  I wrote about what might motivate them and, in general, about where we can send haters and their judgements.

Now I want to turn our attention to a far more evil, insidious, crafty and effective hater– our inner hater.

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