“In special moments, we can take turns deeply seeing one another. here we move beyond having an exchange into holding space while someone reveals their truth. this is a higher level of listening that involves acting as a compassionate audience for another person without interrupting or adding our own perspective. when we hold space for one another, hearts become more open, truth is ready to be revealed, and old tension comes to the surface so that it can be seen and held, not just by the speaker, but also the listener. this collective honoring of each other’s truth can be incredibly healing.”
Author Archives: Content Catnip
Comforting Thought: The Sun by Mary Oliver
“Do you think that there is anywhere, in any language – a word billowing enough – for the pleasure that fills you, as the sun, reaches out and warms you”: The Sun by Mary Oliver
The best gift I ever received
Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. It wasn’t a diamond ring, a sports car or a house. It wasn’t anything that impresses shallow people. It was time, deep listening to me, hugs, love, laughter, memories together doing things and seeing things all over the world, from when we were young to now,Continue reading “The best gift I ever received”
10 #InterestingThings I Found on the Internet 147
Enchanted woodland #creatures, #creative #inspiration, epic and dark #dinosaur #synth #music, uncovering your subconscious mind, wheelbarrows are necessary and where the wealthiest people live, its #InterestingThings by #ContentCatnip 147
Comforting Thought: There are spaces meant for you
“i know you squeeze into tight spaces
with the hope that you may fit
without aching.
there are spaces meant for you
that will not require you to bend
in order to belong safely.”
good grief, brianna pastor #PTSD #trauma #safety #hope #love #connection #healing #psychology #books #quote
Ancient Word: Dadirri according to Aunty Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr
Dadirri recognises the deep spring that is inside us. We call on it and it calls to us. This is the gift that Australia is thirsting for. It is something like what you call “contemplation”. #listening #Dadirri #words #etymology #books #bookreview
Book Review The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki
This is the perfect transportive holiday reading. An uplifting and psychedelic novel about a mystical and ephemeral cafe-on-wheels that appears on the full moon where gigantic cat waiters serve human passers-by with coffee, cake and an astrological reading of their past, present and future. If it sounds cosy, well it really is! It’s a bit like a Murakami novel but less dark and forboding and more heavy on the kawaii-cute.
My ideal day from start to finish
Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end. Waking up late and having a beautiful vegan brekkie with my partner. Cycling along the coastal path along with my beloved and ending up at our favourite Indian restaurant where we have some of our favourite dishes. Making some margaritas and having them in a flaskContinue reading “My ideal day from start to finish”
10 #InterestingThings I Found on the Internet 146
Prog #rock from #Ukraine, a good #dog’s #retirement, how #apes recognise each other, maps of #lichen in #ambient #music form and much more #InterestingThings #ContentCatnip
Comforting Thought: Process Your Wounds
“we often hand our tension over to others without understanding that it wasn’t ours to begin with. someone passed it to us, and so we pass it to the next person, and they to the next, until it lands in the hands of someone with the tools to process it and let it go. the more of us who are open to inner work, the more points there will be in the giant web of humanity where harm will not be able to spread.”
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