The YIN MIND _______________________________________________________________________________ Dear Companions along the Way: After a full day of accumulated errands, through heavy traffic, with many excellent yields, I fell asleep on the couch early in the evening. In the wee hours of the morning, I awakened, to find SJG had covered me, but I was dry mouthed and still very tired, slightly bound by my clothing. To bed and in a steady, but gradual deepening, I was off to sleep, with … [Read more...]
They Do Not Know What They Do – WOMEN in RECOVERY
November 27, 2012 by
"Forgive them for they do not know what they do ..." Rising above the actions of sick people can be a challenge in the best of times, yet when one is recovering from an illness of sorts yourself, this can almost seem an impossible feat. Take measures to protect yourself from damaging and hurtful actions of others. Everyone is irritable or indecisive at times. But some people are so difficult that they make others’ lives and work a strain. Dealing with difficult people is easier when … [Read more...]
LOSS of a Loved One – Donna Bellafiore
May 27, 2012 by
Resilience - The Ability to Bounce Back “And thus, like the wounded oyster, he mends his shell with pearl.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson All of us experience major disruptions at certain points in our lives and think that sometimes we've been pushed to the edge and almost about to blow. In fact, this is an expected and predictable hallmark of the human condition. For some, these hard times come frequently - the impact of the trauma is overwhelming and recovery, if it comes at all, … [Read more...]
PAKISTAN – IRIN reports…on Saima Bibi
January 29, 2011 by
PAKISTAN ***************** Hundreds of women die for "honour" each year Jan 2011 LAHORE, 27 January 2011 (IRIN) - Did 22-year-old Saima Bibi scream out as she was electrocuted at her parents' home in their village near the southern Punjab city of Bahawalpur in Pakistan? Did she plead with her family for her life? Did she seek mercy? The answers to these questions will never be known. In one of the most harrowing "honour" killings reported in recent months in the country, Saima … [Read more...]
