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Musings: Freedom

Since yesterday I have been enjoying a very special freedom.  I was sick for the last two weeks.  Some horrible bug of an influenza/bronchitis type just took hold of my body and shook it right down to its roots.  I was knocked off my feet and spent about seven or eight days in bed followed by five or six days of tentatively, slowly getting back to “normal”.  During that period I made three trips to the doctor. 

I had no desire whatsoever to talk to people or to think about what I might be doing with my day.  I . . . → Read More: Musings: Freedom

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Self Nurturing: Healing Through Touch

Just a week ago I wrote a posting about massage (Self Nurturing- Massage).  The following is an essay that I wrote as part of my massage therapy certification.

“Many studies in recent years have shown how important touch is to the human development on a mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual level.  As Far back as 1971, Ashley Montagu wrote a book titled Touching: The Human Significance of Skin in which he states That touching is as basic to human need as breathing, eating, and resting, and without which our survival is in doubt.

I have recently finished reading anther book . . . → Read More: Self Nurturing: Healing Through Touch

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Nurturing Myself: Honoring My Body

A couple of days ago I had a bit of a traumatic experience.  In the bigger scheme of things it was just a blip on the horizon, but it changed my plans over the last few days, causing me to spend several hours at the doctors and then at the pharmacy, and has caused me some severe pain and discomfort.  Amazing what a small thing like a bee sting can do.

I’m not going into the details.  The location of the sting is personal and somewhat embarrassing.  I was innocently weeding the garden when it happened, ripping out whole forests . . . → Read More: Nurturing Myself: Honoring My Body