Thoughts inspired by Goddesses in Everywoman by Jean Shinoda Bolen. Goddesses in Everywoman doesn’t challenge anyone’s belief in God and it isn’t suggesting that women are literally goddesses, but when I read it for the second time, I realized that understanding the concepts Shinoda Bolen shares in the book, which focuses on understanding some of… Continue Reading
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How Much Are You Willing to Endure?
New perspectives inspired by Claude Steiner’s book, Scripts People Live I think most of us think we understand oppression. We know it includes a lot of heavy-handed brutality. We’re aware of the fact that a lot of media outlets and religious organizations oppress opposing viewpoints, and we also know that people from certain social groups are… Continue Reading
Profound Expression of Love Received through the Symbol of the Red Rose and the Voice of Gomer
On Friday April 15 I shared a post about red roses on social media. I had also started an online course offered by The Center for Jungian Studies called “The Seeker’s Guide to Wholeness” after a friend saw it and tagged me on Facebook to tell me about it.* I saw the first two appearances of roses at… Continue Reading
Synchronicity, UMEs, and an Event that Involved Jung’s Scarab Beetle Story
I first realized that the term, synchronicity, described some of my experiences when I saw it on an online site about spirituality. For years I’d been searching for information to help me understand events I had been experiencing, and I realized a number of them fit that description. On one of those sites, I connected… Continue Reading
Misogyny – Book Review
The word misogyny is difficult to remember and hard to spell, and after reading Misogyny by Jack Holland and fortuitously finding the book, Feminism: The Ugly Truth by Mike Buchanan, I realized the word misogyny is no longer effective. I don’t remember when I first heard the word misogyny, but I didn’t think it concerned… Continue Reading
The Five Love Languages – Book Review
Even if everything is going smoothly in your relationship and you think that knowing how to love someone is kind of obvious, you still need to read The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. Books are categorized in ways that make us think we should only read them for one purpose. The most recent edition… Continue Reading
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay – Book Review
While I imagine most people who read Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay are looking for help with their marriages, understanding concepts like “off-the-table-itis,” “your needs are making me sick,” and “you say ‘tomayto,’ I say ‘tomahto’” have also been helpful to me in other relationships. Almost every day I see posts about… Continue Reading
Sugar Blues – Book Review
It wasn’t just exhaustion. My body felt numb, like I was paralyzed, until I forced myself to get up. And there were headaches that wouldn’t go away, a constant dull ache. I asked my doctor about them, and she said that headaches were often a side-effect of birth control, so I just had to accept… Continue Reading
Books Everyone Should Read to Know Thyself & Others – Booklist
A list of the books that are being shared in the Facebook group, Books Everyone Should Read to Know Thyself & Others. For members: Since it can take a while to read a book, please feel free to repost the book when you have finished it so you can add your thoughts. Also, please make sure… Continue Reading
Books Everyone Should Read to Know Thyself & Others – Facebook Group
Some people don’t have any use for the ancient advice, “know thyself.” They see it as self-evident and wonder how anyone could not know who they are, but something about the phrase brought you here and I’m glad it did! It’s an idea that’s lingered around the peripheries of my life for a long time… Continue Reading
