personal development

That Flying Feeling

Posted: March 16, 2010 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Carla Dippel 4 Comments

In this post I was wanting to capture the feeling of learning to fly for ourselves. We are untangling, we are, in bits and pieces, letting go of what we thought was true about ourselves and grasping on to something new, something better. These moments of growth, these little steps, are not so small… Allowing … Continue reading "That Flying Feeling"

Transformation and Understanding

Posted: March 04, 2010 Under: Depression By Carla Dippel 5 Comments

Taking a thinking break, I looked over to my calendar. The saying for February was about growing quietly but persistently… I liked that one. Suddenly I realized that it was time to turn it over to March! Pulling it off my cubicle wall, I excitedly peeled up the next page to read this month’s quote. … Continue reading "Transformation and Understanding"

Beyond the Resignation Wall

Posted: February 28, 2010 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Carla Dippel 6 Comments

Excerpt from A Clash of Kings, pg 97, by George R.R. Martin “Sam squinted up at the Wall. It loomed above them, an icy cliff seven hundred feet high. Sometimes it seemed to Jon almost a living thing, with moods of its own. The color of the ice was wont to change with every shift … Continue reading "Beyond the Resignation Wall"

The Truth

Posted: February 24, 2010 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Carla Dippel 9 Comments

It’s that stuff that makes us grow, helps us heal, helps us see. It transcends time, weaving its way through our childhoods, our presents, waiting for us in our futures (in the next second, and the next and the next…) It always leaves its candles burning, stars of light dotting our paths in every direction. … Continue reading "The Truth"

Restless Growing

Posted: February 16, 2010 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Carla Dippel No Comments

Restless… Restless to… Restless to be… Restless to be in action… Restless to take this for a spin, a test ride, a real ride. Restless, like a horse in its stall, who’s just healed from a fall… Bandaged leg unwrapped, tender but strong, with a gleam in her eye for the long horizon… the brimming … Continue reading "Restless Growing"

Celebrating the Truth about Love on Valentine’s Day

Posted: February 14, 2010 Under: Family By Darlene Ouimet 1 Comment

My husband gave me a dozen long stemmed red roses for Valentine’s day. I got them early which is great with me; We live out in the country so flowers are not found nearby and Valentine’s day is just another day after all. I used to think that how much he went out of his … Continue reading "Celebrating the Truth about Love on Valentine’s Day"

The View from Now…

Posted: February 08, 2010 Under: Therapy By Carla Dippel 6 Comments

Today I contemplate the journey of wholeness, with emphasis on the journey… Last week I had my first listen to Alanis Morissette’s “Limbo No More” (listen here). I was moved to tears, not because I will never have limbo days again, but because I have come to this point in my journey where I am … Continue reading "The View from Now…"

Is Self Help Selfish?

Posted: February 04, 2010 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Carla Dippel 9 Comments

According to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary: Self Help: 1. The theory that individuals should provide for their own support and improvement in society. 2 the act or faculty of providing for or improving oneself Selfish: 1 Deficient in consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one’s own personal profit or pleasure; actuated by self-interest I was … Continue reading "Is Self Help Selfish?"

Parking Stalls and Being Alive

Posted: January 31, 2010 Under: Self Esteem By Carla Dippel 7 Comments

This week I was presented with one of life’s challenges. I live in a townhouse complex and have my own assigned parking spot. Wednesday night, I arrived home as usual from my second job, tired and hoping to get to bed as soon as possible. But as I rounded the corner to park behind my … Continue reading "Parking Stalls and Being Alive"

A Good Kind of Effort

Posted: January 27, 2010 Under: Self Esteem By Carla Dippel 2 Comments

“Now hold your hand onto the plow Work your body till the sun goes down What’s left of death is more than fear Let dust be dust and the good lord near” Beck ~ “Emergency Exit” (click on link above, then press the orange play button at the top to hear the song!) New foundations … Continue reading "A Good Kind of Effort"

Emerging from Broken

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