by Deb | Jan 16, 2012 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Healing, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
You must learn one thing. The world was made to be free in. Give up all other worlds except the one to which you belong. anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you -David Whyte (excerpted from Sweet Darkness) The worst limitations we live...
by Deb | Jul 8, 2011 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Healing
I have suffered from depression on and off all my life. For anyone who has never experienced depression, it is difficult to describe. It is like having no skin to protect your emotions so that the slightest comment, thought or situation can have a huge negative impact...
by Deb | May 26, 2011 | Connections, Healing, Quilt of Humanity
In my recent post on forgiveness, I wrote about the film Forgiving Mengele. This documentary follows Eva Mozes Kor, a survivor of the inhumane experiments of Dr. Mengele in Auschwitz, who decided to forgive Mengele as part of her own healing process. Eva is a woman...
by Deb | May 26, 2011 | Connections, Healing, Quilt of Humanity
I saw a wonderful documentary recently, Forgiving Mengele (2006 directed by Bob Hercules and Cheri Pugh). This film follows Auschwitz survivor Eva Mozes Kor. Eva, along with her twin sister, was one of the many twins subjected to inhumane experiments by Dr. Mengele....
by Deb | Dec 25, 2010 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Healing, Learning, Spirituality and Reflection
One Day My Soul Just Opened Up is the title of a fabulous book by Iyanla Vanzant that takes the reader through a 40-day process of spiritual and personal growth. I had an experience recently that gave me an understanding of how Iyanla must have felt when she came up...
by Deb | Jan 1, 2010 | Balance, Connections, Healing, Quilt of Humanity
So often, we fail to see the connections in our life. In some cases, this can be life threatening. In the New York Times Magazine article, Perplexing Pain, Lisa Sanders writes about a woman who suffered for years from attacks of abdominal pain, rapid heart rate,...
