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- Recipe for a Good Enough Mother - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2014 from Carrie DinowI became a mother when I was seven years old. An all consuming love happened in an instant, as it does for some new mothers, when my angelic brother, just having been adopted, was brought home at seven days old. When I first saw him, gorgeous as a crescent moon, with blond tiny ringlets, I was ...
Views: 962 - I love you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2014 from Carrie Dinowimage018_0000 Sometimes I help friends and clients create a spiritual practice, during which I will explain every juicy nugget I’ve gathered over the last thirty years; the Spiritual, philosophical, and practical nuts and bolts, and the habits it demands. All in all this can take me about five ...
Views: 1739 - There's No Place Like Om - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Carrie DinowHave you ever had one single ripple effect every other ripple in your life? Like a domino that gently falls into a line of dominos, making a beautiful and unexpected mandala. A year ago I was driven by an unexplainable frenzy to get an infrared sauna; it just had to be NOW, this instant. In ...
Views: 900 - It's Good 'To Be' the Queen - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Carrie DinowCalm down! Don't worry! Just relax! How irritating and un-soothing these words can be; and how many times have I heard people (guilty as charged) say this to others when they are suffering? It’s not so easy, as you probably know - to calm the waters. The other day I was in the Vitamin Barn ...
Views: 1172 - Home of the Free - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Carrie DinowLove is action! That's what my friend Jess taught me. So last week I put my money where my mouth is and woke up at the crack of dawn to drive downtown to witness one of my besties, getting sworn in to become a US Citizen. I assumed I would be witnessing a hundred people or so, and call it a day. ...
Views: 875 - Love and Loss - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Carrie DinowIt can be excruciating to love so deeply. My daughter came into our room last night shaking from a scary and painful dream… She and I are living alone in a very happy place, and she is taken away and put into a prison cell of a room. Each day someone brings her food without talking to her, ...
Views: 892 - Are you a fruit-bearing tree? Exploring your Fertility - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Carrie DinowFor those of you who know me, I have worked with women for many years who are struggling with conceiving a baby. I write, not only from a professional place, but also from a very personal place, for I tried to get pregnant for a very long time. This struggle is such a deep and painful road for ...
Views: 1271 - Who Says I’m too Old? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Carrie DinowAs a psychotherapist and a specialist in the field of mind-body fertility, I have counseled many women who have put off having children until they felt the time was right for them. They postponed marriage until they achieved financial security and found a partner they loved. They delayed ...
Views: 1067 - How do you Unhook? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Carrie DinowYou have just disappointed someone you love. You are feeling rushed for work, school, an appointment, or meeting a friend. You can’t get your work done with your children around. A car cuts you off on the road. Someone looks at you wrong, or has a tone. Your child's behavior embarrasses you ...
Views: 1453 - the RIGHT to SPEECH - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Carrie DinowI recently attended an extraordinary day of meditation led by Noah Levine, founder of Dharma Punx www.dharmapunx.com. He came to discuss a subject called Right Speech, one that I, personally find challenging to honor. As what often occurs in a retreat, the teachings come in a timely manner. I ...
Views: 1121 - The Love Doves: Connecting Deeply to Others - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Carrie DinowThe love doves are gracing us with their presence this week. Droves of them leap in and out of our precious oak, forming the largest bird community to take residence here. I’m attempting to write about intimacy – on the laurels of Valentines Day, where so much emphasis rests on the myth of ...
Views: 1947 - The Yin and Yang of Solitude and Intimacy: - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Carrie DinowLike the tides which ebb and flow on the shore, the cycles of intimacy and solitude drift in and out of my life. I have been living in the absence of intimacy since writing my last blog, The Love Doves. I can honestly say that I enjoy life so much more when the experience of intimacy is ...
Views: 1970 - Dead Mom Walking - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Carrie DinowThere is a death that occurred when I became a mother. It didn’t happen right away. In fact, like a successful Broadway show, I had a tremendous run, lasting about four good years. During my pregnancy, childbirth, and the early years, I was shielded from this recognition. I realize that it ...
Views: 1781 - All I Really Need to Know I learned in Mindfulness - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Carrie DinowA little late to the party, I am diving into the world of what I hope to be mindful marketing as well as recommitting to writing my blog. What I mean by the word mindful is that this cyber world, where we rarely meet face to face with another being, acts as a conversation among people who have ...
Views: 828 - Starting Over: A Moment to Moment Mindfulness Practice - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Carrie DinowThere is a wonderful scene in the movie Starting Over, in which Burt Reynolds is in the furniture section of a big department store with his girlfriend (Jill Clayburgh) when she proceeds to have an anxiety attack right there in the store. She is moving in with him and this transition is bringing ...
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