Tag Archives: scar
Finding Compassion
A memory. A child, maybe 8 year-old, maybe 10 or 12; helping my dad fix one thing or another at the bathroom. He gives me an instruction, and I misunderstand what he means. My father bursts in anger, possibly calling … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, Mind-Body, Relationships
Tagged anger, compassion, evolving, heart, learning, parenting, scar, understanding
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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
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
Posted in Life, Philosophy, Spirit
Tagged distress, emotional, insensitive, life, Nietzsche, protection, research, scar, shield, thick skin, trauma, whatever doesn't kill you
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