Carol Wiebe

. They say no-one is an island, but I feel like one. Her sigh was such a heavy one. You know I love you, don’t you? It was hard to see her feeling so lonely when he was right there. I do, she said. But I feel as if I’m not worthy of anyone’s love, that I deserve to be alone. Then don’t listen to the hateful feelings. He wasn’t sure it was a helpful thing to say, but he was desperate. What do you mean? She looked him right in the eyes, then. When loving feelings and hateful fe

When we look at ourselves, our bodies have certain, limited dimensions. However, think about the words we use to describe our interior space. We talk about the depth of our sorrow, the expansiveness of our joy, the endless pit of despair. We describe our thoughts and feelings, often, as limitless, even though our bodies are quite limited in size and scope. That, I believe, is a reflection of our spiritual dimension. We know we are larger than we seem. Much larger. In the Dept

My son sent a link to me yesterday, saying that a Ted Talk he listened to, given by Brené Brown, had affected him deeply. Opening to Vulnerability Feel It All I listened to it, and was struck, immediately, by three things: 1–You can’t pick and choose with emotions, numbing or burying  only the “bad” ones. If you attempt to do this, you will also lose connection with the good ones. 2–Maybe protecting our children from really experiencing their emotions, including the bad ones,