BlogHide Resteemsalycejmcdonnell (36)in spirituality • 2 years agoYou Are Not A MistakeGrowing up with traumatic experiences…abuse…pain…confusion, many of us come to adopt, and to take in deeply, a belief that we do not “belong” in the world. We come to believe that a mistake was made…alycejmcdonnell (36)in spirituality • 2 years agoAll Is WellThursday 29 December 2022 All is well. Always. This is my world to imagine, to dream, and to create. It is as I feel it…as I see it. As within, so without. The world is as I am. So what do I…alycejmcdonnell (36)in spirituality • 3 years agoDestinySometimes the world feels too much with me. The “How am I going to make my life work?” The cacophony. The aimlessness…the wandering…seeming to go nowhere at all. Emptiness. Sameness. Fear. The…alycejmcdonnell (36)in spirituality • 3 years agoHow I speak to MyselfThursday 7 April 2002 Noon Breathing in...I am honing my voice. Breathing out…I am loving my world. Somehow, it has taken me a while to “get going” today. Well, I was up at 6:30 this morning.…alycejmcdonnell (36)in nonduality • 3 years agoMy homework assignment from SelfBring your tired heart—and your physical exhaustion. Bring your doubts. Your fear. Bring all the things you thought you’d healed that are showing you that maybe you haven’t. All of this belongs to…alycejmcdonnell (36)in nonduality • 3 years agoOcean ThoughtsA little something from my journaling this morning... So many things I could focus on to write about...particular questions or themes or ideas. I suppose if I want to be a writer that might be a…alycejmcdonnell (36)in creativity • 3 years agoPerfectionism is the Enemy of CreativityAs children, we didn’t care if we were coloring in the lines. We only cared that we were turning that black and white line art into something vibrant and alive as we watched the colors explode…alycejmcdonnell (36)in spirituality • 3 years agoTrusting Your SelfI love sharing what I’m learning. Yesterday I was listening to a half-hour Masterclass with Jamie Smart, author of Clarity and Results.This one was all about “Imposter Syndrome” Even if you…alycejmcdonnell (36)in spirituality • 3 years agoShowing the WorkI read something by someone I admire yesterday about “showing our work.” (His name is Cole Shafer and he’s a writer and “ad-man”, as he calls himself.) What he said was that we might not be able to…alycejmcdonnell (36)in spirituality • 3 years agoWhen I Stop Struggling...Breathing in...I am honing my voice. Breathing out...I am loving my world. My world. This experience. This astounding life. These very particular challenges. This beautiful mess...and this…alycejmcdonnell (36)in photography • 3 years agoLocal BeautyJust some photos of where I walk every day along Lake Monona:alycejmcdonnell (36)in spirituality • 4 years agoUnassailable StillnessThere is something in my mind that niggles at me this morning; a vague sense of “I can’t be happy until…”. I wonder if you ever experience that. Why do we refuse to give ourselves permission now…alycejmcdonnell (36)in spirituality • 4 years agoComing out of HidingHow gentle can I be with myself? How much can I allow myself to be honest and raw? How much can I allow myself to tell the truth; the truth of joy...and the truth of sorrow, too? How much can I…alycejmcdonnell (36)in spirituality • 4 years agoBelongingWhere can I go to create love, acceptance, tenderness, kindness, ease, comfort, joy? Where to belong? The answer is always an inward journey...to begin there. To do the work required to be…alycejmcdonnell (36)in writing • 4 years agoA Writing ExerciseI have been working and playing through Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way. One of the exercises/ writing prompts is to: Write about the God you do believe in and the god you would like to…alycejmcdonnell (36)in writinglife • 4 years agoDon’t Open the Door to the Study“Today, like every other day, We wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument. Let the be beauty we love be what we do.…alycejmcdonnell (36)in writing • 4 years agoThe River“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love.”- Rumi A good friend of mine and I were in the perennial, deep discussion about “free will.” Everyone has their own…alycejmcdonnell (36)in youareenough • 4 years agoAn InvitationTake a breath right now, and take a break from obligation. Take a break from having to prove yourself to the world; to anyone, even yourself. In this moment, know that you are enough. It’s all…
