Recently, I watched a video put out by Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development Trust (HERD). Loving all things elephant, I’ve been a follower on YouTube for several years now and get notifications when new vlogs are released, often watching first thing in the morning. For me, nothing beats watching an elephant elephant-ing to get the day started. … Continue reading Allowing God’s Business, Minding my Own
Author: Gwen
What a Whale and an Elephant Taught Me About Loneliness
This morning while on the train I was reading from my latest book choice, Beyond Words; What Animals Think and Feel. In a short chapter ‘Holding Back, Letting Go’ on the subject of interspecies communication and understanding, I came across a particularly moving passage. In it, author Carl Safina shares the reflection of zoologist, botanist, … Continue reading What a Whale and an Elephant Taught Me About Loneliness
On Grief…Briefly
Yesterday, taking pride in the previous day’s accomplishment of finally buying and assembling a much-needed baker’s rack to create storage space absent from my tiny kitchen, I decided to journal about it. I had been procrastinating with the purchase for months, and completion of the task seemed to call for some sort of celebration, and if I … Continue reading On Grief…Briefly
Getting to Know My Inner Victim – A Love Story
As with all of us here on the retraining journey, I have an inner victim. I know… this is a tough one. Just saying that, the word itself, ‘victim’, makes something inside me cringe. There’s an immediate yuck factor that arises, a bitter taste in the mouth, a disdain and disgust bellowing deep down. And … Continue reading Getting to Know My Inner Victim – A Love Story
Ebb or Extinction Burst
Yesterday, my major IT (DNRS speak for symptoms related to a functional neurological condition) was loud. In response to nothing in particular but a willful good mood, it turned up the volume, spending most of the day on FULL blast. It was the second day in a row and to say that it got my … Continue reading Ebb or Extinction Burst
Living The True You 