Tag: forgiveness

  • 100% Responsible

    When my marriage imploded it was all my “ex-husbands fault”. I blamed him for a long time for all the suffering in my life. He cheated. He lied. He broke our marriage vows in every possible way. The wounds incurred from that experience took me to the depths of darkness and depression. The story I…

  • How We Deal With Heartbreak

    How we deal with heartbreak is how we grow. Do we close ourselves off by creating barriers and “protecting” ourselves? Or do we choose to let the experience deepen our capacity to be vulnerable and open? This option is terrifying, but the alternative is self-defeating.  When my heart has been the most broken – experiencing…

  • I Can Hold Space For This Now

    I Can Hold Space For This Now

    I’m not sure what caused it but I looked at our wedding photos the other night. It was late and I was alone. I’m not sure what caused it but I thought of you and couldn’t find you anywhere. So I looked back. Back to 7 years ago when it all began. I wondered if…

  • Why I Fell in Love with Yoga

    Why I Fell in Love with Yoga

    In college I borrowed my roommates “Yoga for Beginners” DVD. I laid on the floor of our dorm room with my legs up the wall thinking ‘this is pointless’.  I had heard that yoga was good for you but this was not for me. I liked high-intensity workouts and this seemed like a boring, gentle…