Just spent 4 hours at an eye doctor’s clinic with my mom. Her vision has deteriorated lately and no treatments are unfortunately available to help her see better. Activities that I usually take for granted such as reading, watching TV, pressing elevator buttons or crossing a street have become close to impossible for her now… She’s in her 80s and is a very kind, stoic and positive woman. Glass is always half full for her – she’s such an inspiration to everyone around!
“Your problem is you’re… too busy holding onto your unworthiness.”
Ram Dass
Yes. There’s a personal story connected to this saying. One day at a rock climbing gym as I was reaching the top of the tall climbing wall I had a moment of intense fear. “You can’t do it”, – the fear said to me “this is unsafe, you will fall down, you’re just not strong enough”. It was a momentary uncomfortable experience, fear gripping my whole body and thoughts racing in my head. I looked down and saw my partner belaying me (essentially I was being held by a strong rope and so no matter what would happen, the worst outcome would’ve been me just dangling a bit in the air until I grabbed onto a stone again). I took a deep breath and looked up and noticed that I only had 3 more stones to go, I knew I was physically strong enough to proceed. And then it hit me “I was the one stopping myself. Always”.
With the instability in today’s world, so many of us are affected by feeling anxious, unsettled and worried. Happy to share a few very helpful stress coping techniques I’ve used in my practice over the years to help you to feel more relaxed and supported.
It’s time to enjoy the summer, don’t you think? We’re off for some family COTTAGE FUN! Incredible sunsets, beautiful private lake views, forest walks, s’mores, fires and more ?
Will be blogging from time to time with beautiful scenery and possibly fun stories! Back to regular scheduled programming on July 16th