Category Archives: Healing

Gratitude Friday

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This post started as a mashup of The Little Bliss List and Joy Jam, and as such is meant to celebrate: the little things that brought me hope and happiness this week, the sweet stuff of life, those small gifts that brought me joy this week. By sharing them, I not only make public my gratitude, but maybe also help you notice your own good stuff and send some positive energy out into the world.

1. Grapefruit juice and avocados. I am obsessed.

2. Paid sick leave, and a job where no one will die if I miss a few days.

3. Winter morning light. It really is amazing.

4. More snow. Only a tiny bit, but we’ll take what we can get.

5. TV that makes me laugh. My favorites are 30 Rock (*sob*), Community, Modern Family, Parks & Recreation, The Mindy Project, New Girl, and The Office.

Bonus Joy: Another week with Dexter. All I can guess is that maybe we caught this really early, the anti-inflammatory is working to slow the tumor down, and/or his might be the one kind of nasal tumor that is slow growing to begin with. Whatever the reason, it means extra time for us to be together, and in the end I don’t care why, I’m just really grateful.

Taking a nap with his Dad, curled up under a blanket and using his Little D as a pillow

Wishcasting Wednesday

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What healing do you wish for?

I wish for a healing of my heart. I know that the truth is it will always be broken, even as it’s whole, because I continue to love and keep it open, but I wish for the hurt of love, of life, to be medicine rather than poison, and for the strength of my heart to always rest in wisdom and love.

I wish for a healing of my mind, for the discursive and obsessive fearful thought patterns to release it into open space where it can relax in its natural wisdom.

I wish for a healing of my body, the stress and suffering it experiences because of the sadness and fear generated by my mind. May it rest, may it be well-fed, may it be held and comforted, may it relax and feel calm.

I wish for a healing of Dexter’s body. I don’t mean I wish he wouldn’t have cancer, wouldn’t die, but I wish for it to be easy, gentle, for there to be as little suffering as possible, and for the time he has left to be a healthy and happy experience.

I wish for a healing of suffering in the world, both that which is out of our control (we can’t stop a hurricane if it wants to come) and that which is self-induced, that which we are generating. May all people wake up to their own basic goodness and realize that they have the power–to stop adding to the suffering, to help, to love, to be brave, to connect, to experience joy and gratitude. May we all focus our energy on what we can do to make things better–for ourselves, for others, for all beings and our environment.