Personal Transformation: We Were One

Personal Transformation: We Were One

            My Dad and I   Today I want to unpack the “Nothing Bad Between Us” part of my book title. In earlier posts, I’ve described the scene with my father, when we both said those words to each other in our native Low German…

You Authentic Self: My Cracks of Gold

You Authentic Self: My Cracks of Gold

            Lia on Shutterstock It’s very difficult for me to look at my weaknesses, my failings, my imperfections. But I’m learning that my truest and best self may actually reside there, in the cracks. I recently learned about Kintsugi, the centuries-old Japanese art of fixing…

Personal Transformation: Is Forgiveness Enough?

Personal Transformation: Is Forgiveness Enough?

            My father and I hurt one another. Deeply. He was an angry disciplinarian. I was a horribly rebellious child. You can imagine the rest. Fortunately, we found mutual forgiveness several decades before he died — for ourselves and for each other. “Doa ess nuscht…

Mindful Self-Care: Accepting Gifts with Gratitude

Mindful Self-Care: Accepting Gifts with Gratitude

            Wednesday’s blog mentioned that I’ve received unexpected gifts during this time of uncertainty, and I quoted Etty Hillesum. Here’s another Hillesum quote I love: “As life becomes harder and more threatening, it also becomes richer, because the fewer expectations we have, the more good…

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