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and social dancing... I long for health, love, community, compassion, well-being, and social dancing... Since social dancing has been demonstrated to be one of the best tools for supporting long-term cognitive health, I had to add it. Perhaps the longing I know best is that of ease and grace as I grow, age, and navigate the challenges of life. Just like me, I wish these things for you. Pema Chodron's teachings on aging will begin our conversation at Wise Women & Wonder this month but the topic is important for ALL. Check out this short video: Why Pulling Away from What Is Hard Always Makes It Worse | Pema Chodron I invite you to share your thoughts and ideas with me after watching this video about an important lesson I first learned from Ani Pema's lovely book, When Things Fall Apart, which Gail (my therapist as members of AYHS well know!) recommended to me when I was facing a time in life of things indeed falling apart. I invite our Wise Women community to join me for conversation this Saturday, June 6, at 10am PDT (1pm EDT). Wise Women & Wonder is a monthly gathering of Wise Women over age 55, facilitated by yours truly. We generally begin with a theme and then open the conversation to any and every topic. Register here for our June meeting. Blessings and breath, HOPE"Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. They can't be soothed by getting what we want. The only thing that can help us is to become familiar with our own nature. When we hold on to hope, we hold on to fear." - Pema Chodron Hope can comfort us, but it can also lull us into waiting for life to change by itself. Perhaps we can turn toward something stronger than hope: understanding causes and conditions. If we want suffering to lessen, we cannot merely hope for peace, healing, or change. We must cultivate the causes that lead there. Hope says, “Maybe things will get better.” Wisdom says, “What conditions am I creating right now?” When hope becomes passive, it can keep us from accepting reality. But when confidence becomes action, the path opens. (From the teachings of Pema Chodron) Alane Freund, MS, MA |
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Dear Reader, Are you resilient? You may say, "Up until now, I haven't been so resilient..." Or maybe, "Are you kidding? I'm so sensitive and anxious that I'm incapable of being resilient."Perhaps, "I have not found resilience to come easily, yet."and, sometimes, "Darn right! I am a resilient person."In this pre-recorded class with my special guest, the gifted therapist and teacher, Linda Graham, we explored the intersection of sensitivity and resilience. Linda offers many wonderful tools and...
Dear Reader, Dads are EVERYTHING. I am sending all dads my love and gratitude. Are you a father? If so, please come as my guest. If you're not a member of our community, please use the coupon code: DADDY Also welcome, those: Challenged by childhood experiences with fathering Co-parenting with fathers Missing your father Loving and supporting fathers Dear Dads (and my Dad),You are so important.You are our Redwood trees. The life, the strength, the unwavering when needed, the flexibility at the...
Dear Reader, I hope you will join us on Saturday, June 13, 9am PDT, Noon EDT, to celebrate, grieve, honor, explore, and understand fatherhood, including the fathers we had, those we know, and for dads to honor themselves and the gifts they bring to our world. Dads do make the difference in a child’s life. Do you remember your father? Was he set on toughening you up? Maybe he was a little harsh, but he wanted you to be safe in the world. Some dads weren’t around much, leaving most of the...