Tag Archives: emotional

The straw that broke

We all have a breaking point. I certainly do. For years I have been fascinated by what makes one give up. Surely it is not the specific straw, but rather what we amassed on our lives’ shelf, years prior, which … Continue reading

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One-way muscle

Teaching Yoga, I have become aware of body mechanics. I have noticed that once we get injured, the muscles surrounding the damaged area tend to contract. This is not a bad thing as the body responds to a threat by … Continue reading

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Whatever doesn’t kill you…

…typically leaves behind a scar; the further traumatic the event, the deeper the mark. This occurred to me for no particular current reason, aside of hearing someone at a cafe quoting Friedrich Nietzsche’s saying “That which does not kill us … Continue reading

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