How many times in your life has
there been a milestone that felt
really important, but it just kind of
slipped by because there "wasn't
time" to celebrate or you felt
embarrassed about "making a fuss"
over it, or maybe simply didn't see
quite how to acknowledge it as the
important event it felt like to you?
there been a milestone that felt
really important, but it just kind of
slipped by because there "wasn't
time" to celebrate or you felt
embarrassed about "making a fuss"
over it, or maybe simply didn't see
quite how to acknowledge it as the
important event it felt like to you?
These events ARE just as
important as you felt they were!
It's not only "OK" to make a fuss
over a special event, it's important
for our emotional health!
"We need four hugs a day for survival.
We need eight hugs a day for
maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day
for growth."
Virginia Satir
important as you felt they were!
It's not only "OK" to make a fuss
over a special event, it's important
for our emotional health!
"We need four hugs a day for survival.
We need eight hugs a day for
maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day
for growth."
Virginia Satir
June 12, 2008
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Life Transitions
The Death And Rebirth Of
Self
Sometimes a part of us must die
before another part can come to life.
Even though this is a natural and
necessary part of our growth, it is
often painful or, if we don’t realize
what’s happening, confusing and
disorienting. In fact, confusion and
disorientation are often the
messengers that tell us a shift is
taking place within us. These shifts
happen throughout the lives of all
humans, as we move from infancy to
childhood to adolescence and
beyond. With each transition from
one phase to another, we find
ourselves saying good-bye to an old
friend, the identity that we formed in
order to move through that particular
time.
Sometimes we form these identities
in relationships or jobs, and when
we shift those areas of our life
become unsettled. Usually, if we take
the time to look into the changing
surface of things, we will find that a
shift is taking place within us. For
example, we may go through one
whole chapter of our lives creating a
protective shell around ourselves
because we need it in order to heal
from some early trauma. One day,
though, we may find ourselves
feeling confined and restless,
wanting to move outside the shelter
we needed for so long; the new part
of ourselves cannot be born within
the confines of the shell our old self
needed to survive.
We may feel a strange mixture of
exhilaration and sadness as we say
good-bye to a part of ourselves that
is dying and make way for a whole
new identity to emerge in its place.
We may find inspiration in working
with the image of an animal who
molts or sheds in order to make way
for new skin, fur, or feathers to
emerge. For example, keeping a duck
feather, or some other symbol of
transformation, can remind us that
death and rebirth are simply nature’s
way of evolving. We can surrender
to this process, letting go of our past
self with great love and gratitude,
and welcoming the new with an open
mind and heart, ready for our next
phase of life.
For more information visit dailyom.
com
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The following reprinted with permission from
DailyOM- Inspirational thoughts for a happy,
healthy and fulfilling day.
Register for free at www.dailyom.com.
Life Transitions
The Death And Rebirth Of
Self
Sometimes a part of us must die
before another part can come to life.
Even though this is a natural and
necessary part of our growth, it is
often painful or, if we don’t realize
what’s happening, confusing and
disorienting. In fact, confusion and
disorientation are often the
messengers that tell us a shift is
taking place within us. These shifts
happen throughout the lives of all
humans, as we move from infancy to
childhood to adolescence and
beyond. With each transition from
one phase to another, we find
ourselves saying good-bye to an old
friend, the identity that we formed in
order to move through that particular
time.
Sometimes we form these identities
in relationships or jobs, and when
we shift those areas of our life
become unsettled. Usually, if we take
the time to look into the changing
surface of things, we will find that a
shift is taking place within us. For
example, we may go through one
whole chapter of our lives creating a
protective shell around ourselves
because we need it in order to heal
from some early trauma. One day,
though, we may find ourselves
feeling confined and restless,
wanting to move outside the shelter
we needed for so long; the new part
of ourselves cannot be born within
the confines of the shell our old self
needed to survive.
We may feel a strange mixture of
exhilaration and sadness as we say
good-bye to a part of ourselves that
is dying and make way for a whole
new identity to emerge in its place.
We may find inspiration in working
with the image of an animal who
molts or sheds in order to make way
for new skin, fur, or feathers to
emerge. For example, keeping a duck
feather, or some other symbol of
transformation, can remind us that
death and rebirth are simply nature’s
way of evolving. We can surrender
to this process, letting go of our past
self with great love and gratitude,
and welcoming the new with an open
mind and heart, ready for our next
phase of life.
For more information visit dailyom.
com
This article is printed from
DailyOM - Inspirational thoughts
for a happy, healthy and fulfilling
day. Register for free at
www.dailyom.com
© 2004-07 DailyOM - All Rights
Reserved
No portion of this site can be reprinted
without express permission
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