Tag Archives: openness

Not All That Obvious

Posted on January 13, 2017 by anyushka

I’m a very private person. I’m always honest, but only open to a certain extent, depending on the level of trust I have with the other person. Save via Open Book — INFJoe

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In Blackwater Woods

Posted on April 21, 2016 by anyushka

in blackwater woods   Look, the trees are turning their own bodies into pillars of light, are giving off the rich fragrance of cinnamon and fulfillment, the long tapers of cattails are bursting and floating away over the blue shoulders … Continue reading →

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Where I Find Myself

Posted on September 13, 2015 by anyushka

… I have always wanted all this space/ this open pathless place … and now that I stand in it/ instinct tells me to contain  the openness by  trying to discern the paths which others tread/  attempting to set foot on each … Continue reading →

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Momentous Change

Posted on July 20, 2015 by anyushka

Suddenly, the door is wide open. And I feel like I have a home again. A mother.  It is an unusual moment of positive change happening that feels so enormous that it takes time to be processed and ‘digested’. I … Continue reading →

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Finding Words to Respond [Tell It Like It Is]

Posted on July 17, 2015 by anyushka

Trigger warning: mention of child abuse Today I give thanks for having been able to send an honest email to my mother, in reply to her trying to use my little niece’s start of school this summer to guilt-trip me into … Continue reading →

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Creeping into God

Posted on July 1, 2015 by anyushka

Originally posted on Richer By Far:
“Our need of Him is but an echo of His need of us.” Abraham Heschel “I strain toward God; God strains toward me. I ache for God; God aches for me. Prayer is mutual…

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Muchness

Posted on May 18, 2015 by anyushka

I think one of the reasons why I’m so interested in Alan Cumming is that he represents sides of me that I don’t usually express for the world to see, that only rarely make a more public appearance, and that … Continue reading →

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Fear and Wonder

Posted on February 20, 2015 by anyushka

I’m having a bit of a tough day today; spending time thinking about very personal and rather painful things with my counsellor, and wondering how I will digest it all. One thing I can do is give thanks for all … Continue reading →

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Give Me a Pathless Place To Wait

Posted on December 14, 2014 by anyushka

“… waiting for clarity of call, waiting until God shows us the next right step, waiting for the Spirit to go ahead of us to light the way. When it’s not clear to us what is invited, we wait, watch … Continue reading →

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Faith & Relaxation…

Posted on December 4, 2014 by anyushka

Catholic theologian James Allison [talked] about how we think faith is about striving – keeping parameters, calling people out for not having it right, spiritual practices, doctrinal purity… whatever – but that really faith is about relaxing. Specifically, relaxing in … Continue reading →

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