Rachael Stott » Grace

Tissue

Rae — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:00:43 +0000

Your fears are tissue paper thin. I have read it hundreds of times. Your fears are tissue paper thin. I tought I understood. I was wrong. I thought that I had faced my fears before. And to an extent I had. But I was still inclined to sit in my small risk-adverse box. So I [...]

On equanimity

Rae — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:49:59 +0000

What do you find attractive in a mate? What do you look for in a friend? What quality makes you feel most loved and secure? Most of us don’t really know. Those of us that do have a ‘feeling’. We call that feeling Love. But we are wrong. Love is important but as some of us know; [...]

I feel most powerful when

Rae — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:09:22 +0000

I forgive I rock the balance between assertive and vulnerable I accept help before I desperately need it I honour my needs I indulge my wants- just a little I feel my creative juices flowing I enact a spiritual truth I help a friend in need I find the synergy between disparate elements I am [...]

Goodbye foundation

Rae — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:22:27 +0000

Yesterday some of the bloggers I read religiously began “No Makeup Week”. Not as a protest, but as an exploration of beauty, makeup, self-esteem and the status quo. You can read their posts here & here. Skin care and makeup is a timely subject for me. My skin at the moment is absolutely radiant. So [...]

Preparation

Rae — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:00:54 +0000

The universe has a beautiful way of preparing me for what comes next. An art so beautiful, organic and simple that I miss the clues if I am not paying enough attention. I have a good idea of what is coming next. I have been pregnant before. I can expect in the next 6 months [...]

Lemon Tea for the Soul

Rae — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:13:00 +0000

Ignore the part of you that needs nurturing and you will grind to a halt. Listening is hard, harder than it needs to be. There is so much white noise in our lives, it takes effort to hear through the static. If we don't listen carefully, intentionally, regularly the message gets louder. Louder; more painful, more urgent, more frantic. The dial is turned up. And up. And up. Until we act. Until the message us undeniable (and your options are few).

Special permission

Rae — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:00:54 +0000

I often get warned that a lot of the angst I experience is because I expect too much of people. There is a largely unspoken societal rule that says ‘Don’t expect a lot from others.’ I have seen blog posts dedicated to this exact topic. How much should we expect from friends? How much should [...]

Whiplash!

Rae — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:00:04 +0000

How the hell did I get here? 6 weeks ago I had mental permission not to do any planning. I was relishing the release from engaging in the endless quest to ‘do something’. Instead I was doing what was right in front of me. Aaaah, the path of least resistance, how I love thee. I [...]

Mind-full

Rae — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:00:18 +0000

Mindful is an interesting word. We always have a mind-full. It is the nature of the mind to think, to jump from thought to thought. The biggest gift, and the most fun, to be had in my meditation classes were always the debunking the myths session at the very beginning. Everybody was always so relieved [...]

Heart V Head

Rae — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:00:40 +0000

I got a massage this week. It was wonderful and it reminded me just how much I abuse my body and that I need massages on a much more regular basis. It also helped that I have a fantastic massage therapist. Kinda comes with the turf when you administer a Massage College like I did [...]

Weekend Meditation: Bahkti

Rae — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:00:49 +0000

Love for Love’s sake. The thought makes me sigh deeply and shiver all over. In a good way. In the best way really. Giving because you have it in you to give. Caring because you can. Tending to the sick, the disadvantaged, your loved ones. Serving not from obligation but from joy and love. Doing [...]

The person I let down the most is…

Rae — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:49:20 +0000

… me I am pretty good at following through on what I say I’m going to do. If I stuff up, if I forget, if something gets in the way I apologise. I beat away the guilt resolving to do better. For the most part I can be described as ‘reliable’. Actually, I am pretty [...]