by Lynn Jericho | Feb 2, 2015 | Images of Self, Sense of Self
We are at a time of year that draws our attention to love. This is the time that focuses on Valentine’s Day. It is actually “Saint Valentines’s Day”, but the Saint has been dropped for the sake of pleasure and profit. So I am going to attempt to nudge some of the...
by Lynn Jericho | Oct 11, 2014 | Sense of Self, Understanding Your Soul |
Freedom in Naming I read these two phrases, ambiguous loss and frozen grief, in a recent article in the AARP magazine and felt a part of my soul had found a name. I speak and write often about the importance of naming. All our feelings need a name. If we can’t...
by Lynn Jericho | Sep 14, 2014 | Sense of Self, Understanding Your Soul |
Getting Somewhere in Good Time I am going somewhere and I’m excited. And I am finally wise enough to know I will get there in good time. “Good time” is not “on time.” “Good time” indicates the process and the journey were successful. “On time” is an expectation and...
by Lynn Jericho | Aug 13, 2014 | Sense of Self |
Time for myself. It just took me a couple of seconds to type those three little words for a great big thought, a huge longing, and a very complex set of possibilities. What do I want “time for myself” for? What is the longing for and what are the possibilities...
by Lynn Jericho | Jun 10, 2014 | Sense of Self, Understanding Your Soul |
We live in a time of endless interactions and few conversations. Twitter, Facebook, etc. are full of interactions that are rooted in connection and often caring, but not conversations. They don’t enliven like breathe and there is no dance of real engagement and...
by Lynn Jericho | May 11, 2014 | Sense of Self, Understanding Your Soul |
I’ve shared my thoughts and questions on connection, the ground of relationship. Today, I want to contemplate caring as the water of relationship…the blood of relationship. To care about is To attach importance to another’s existence. To experience...
