by Kate | Mar 2, 2012 | Creativity, Surrender
>I have been entranced and informed by the image of water dropping as a metaphor for surrender, so I thought I should respond with a painting. As usual, I fantasized about what and how I would like to paint before making the time and space for the actual painting...
by Kate | Feb 24, 2012 | Surrender
>Months ago, I chose the wording of my kind promise #3: “to surrender patiently.” I have been pondering the difference between acceptance and surrender. Surrender is the process; acceptance is the result. A week ago, I made my annual visit to my...
by Kate | Feb 17, 2012 | Surrender
>I have been learning about surrender by watching water. Watch this: Smooth, unruffled water drop comes from above Surface caves in… wounded? Surface shoots into air… celebrating? Hills and valleys of reaction travel outward Underneath all is disruption...
by Kate | Feb 10, 2012 | kind promises, Surrender
>When I was in grad school, I learned the word “somaticize:” to convert anxiety (or other psychological distress) into physical symptoms.I suspect I am a somaticizer. I’ve had a stressful week and I feel pretty awful, physically. I don’t...
by Kate | Feb 3, 2012 | Surrender
>My kind promise for February is to “surrender patiently.” I’ve written elsewhere about surrender and the difference between giving in and giving up. Why did this promise call to me? What more do I want to learn about surrender? I’m sure...
