It is hard to hug a cactus – and painful. Those prickly spines can hurt. But they also protect the cactus. Have you grown prickly spines to protect yourself? Sometimes we think we have to protect ourselves – sometimes we take it too far. When we are so protected, we are often also protected from…
Tag: acceptance
Is It Really Water Under The Bridge?
It’s water under the bridge – means we are letting something go – letting something flow away from us that is not helpful in our lives. It is a wonderful visual to use when we are actually letting something go. Watch the emotions that we attached to the thing flow away – float on down…
Are Your Roots Tangled And Complex?
Roots are important. But imagine if a tree was only roots; if it never grew up and got nourishment from sunshine and rain. Things happen in the roots as they grow – they become tangled and complex – and they spread out farther than we think. Just like our past; our childhood and formative years. The roots…
More About Respecting Other Cultures
This is a statue in Cherokee, North Carolina. The lettering on the side of the bear is the Cherokee alphabet. The bear is a nod to Sequoia, the Cherokee who created the alphabet. In photos Sequoia is seen smoking a pipe like that one and wearing a loose turban on his head. It is easy for…
Love Of A Garden
Even if you do not feel that you have a green thumb, there are many plants you can grow with very little effort or know-how. Chives (above photo) is one of them. If you do not have a yard, you can grow plants and vegetables in containers. There is a lot of information about gardening online…
Even Our Shadows Are Different
We have things in common. We are human. We are on a spiritual adventure here on earth right now. But beyond that we can be very different from each other. Even our shadows are distinctly ours. The world is a bright, vibrant place because we are all so different. We each have unique things to…
Violets Are Blue?
I know the saying goes, “Roses are red, violets are blue…” but I see violet violets. They look purple to me. We do not always see things the same way. There was a recent online discussion about the color of a dress. People saw different colors. And they argued vehemently about it. Whatever colors you…
