Acceptance doesn’t equal tolerance or willingness to engage with something for me, it means “I see you and accept your existence” in my world. The past has gifted me the realization of how fundamental acceptance is to my inner peace. And has cultivated an appreciation for how it calms my being and gives me more resources to meet life in a more lighthearted, creative and playful way. Another aspect...
It took me 49 years to finally accept and make peace with the fact that many friendships, and almost all friendships with men, will leave parts of me deeply unmet and starved in regards to emotional connectivity and flow. This made itself repeatedly, painfully and non-negotiably clear on an emotional level of perception and knowing of my experience. I am fascinated how hard it is for the tender and...
Lately I am experiencing people’s fragility and reactivity around the use of appropriate labels that are self chosen by another or a group of people. This mean ego move is not unknown to me, I have been doing this and might be in the danger of doing so when triggered, out of ignorance and lack of sensitivity. I understand the discomfort with labels some might feel with a view...
