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Tag Archives: acceptance
Love Flow
Mourning how hard it is for me to hear that i matter to someone that someone enjoys my presence. My mind scans the environment to find evidence that disproves that i matter. The look of a stranger is interpreted as … Continue reading
Posted in Poem, Singles By Choice
Tagged acceptance, love, mattering, mourning, poetry, singlism
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The Face
It is the mask i carry to hide my pain. My story is that it helps me to stay connected. If you saw what’s underneath, you’d run screaming. It is hard to connect with The Face since it keeps me … Continue reading
Posted in Poem
Tagged acceptance, community, mattering, nonviolent communication, NVC, poetry, self-worth, shame
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Acceptance
I have gotten pretty good at recognizing the voice that shames me. Well, i don’t recognize it all the time or as quickly as i would like to. Eventually, though, i realize that “oh, there’s this voice telling me that … Continue reading
Dance of Acceptance
The same thing happened last year: I was super excited about an annual folk dance festival that takes place the two days after Thanksgiving. I was excited, planning to be there the whole time – until it was time to … Continue reading
Posted in Healing tools
Tagged acceptance, Kathleen Macferran, nonviolent communication, NVC
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Life will find a way
I forgot to add water to my houseplants before i went to a workshop recently. The inevitable had happened when i returned a week later: They were mighty thirsty! Most of my plants have been tested and are drought resistant … Continue reading
Expectations and Acceptance
This past week, i’ve caught myself saying (or at least thinking) something along the lines of “I expected you…”. It wasn’t sitting well as it was coming out of my mouth but since i had papers to finish, i didn’t … Continue reading