Comforting Thought: Holding Space

“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.”

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

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.

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.”

Book Review The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey

Step into the otherworldly realm of the deepest parts of the #ocean. Susan Casey promises and delivers on a journey so #alien and immersive that you emerge drenched in oceanic wonder. #BookReview #books #review #bookquote #quote

Book Review: Create Dangerously: The Power and Responsibility of the Artist by Albert Camus

Book Review: Create Dangerously: The Power and Responsibility of the Artist by Albert Camus | An electrifying and timeless book of ideas about how artists can resist and overcome the forces of fascism written by one of the greats of the 20th Century who created a massive body of work actively resisted Nazism #fascism