Wise as serpents
“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”
Matthew 10:16
Mom and Dad
During their courting years, late teens, early 20’s….
Spiritual Healing
Whent hurricanes Jeanne and Frances hit, two big trees in my yard toppled over, and within days, their leaves, bark and branches showed signs of decline. Without the connection to the earth, trees get sick and die. Same is true for us people. Spiritual wellness means being connected to the source. All things can look good on the surface–our appearance, our status, our relationships– but when we drift too far from our inner feeling core, we get ill. Then all else erodes around us. To live out of integrity, out of touch or out of reach inevitably adds up to a malaise that easily manifests as physical woe. Healing our inner lives, or spiritual healing, is important because the body follows what is in the heart and mind. Why wait for the tree to collapse to discover the importance of being connected? Heed the warning signs before it’s too late. Read more…
Family then and now
I’m age 11 at my brother’s Bar Mitzvah in Frankfurt, Germany, and in the current photo, with Eli, Lynne, Dan, Kaia, and granddaughters, Nava and Kira.
Phone interview
This is a phone interview with Pedro and Cindy Soto from 9/3/09. We talk about depression, discipline, change, the grieving process, and other mind/body health-related topics. The call lasts about an hour.
Whisper
Whisper ©2003 Lynne Bernay-Roman
I promise to be good…
An early memory, age: under three
I’m in a back yard area with a kid much younger than me, sitting on a little garden stone wall. For no reason other than I’m bigger than him, I push him off and he falls backward, bumps his head hard, and cries and cries. I run away in a panic and duck behind a nearby bush, afraid I’ll get into trouble. I inwardly promise to be good as long as I don’t get caught. I watch as the kid’s father comes out to pick him up and carry him away. I feel scared and guilty. A little later, when I go inside my own house, neither my mother or father link me to the crime because the little boy can’t talk to tell on me. Nothing bad happens to me. I end up carrying the weight of my promise for the rest of the day, and longer.
Twirling woman
Which way do you see her twirling, and on which foot?
The foot you see her twirling on is the hemisphere of your brain through which you are perceiving this image. Left foot=left brain. See if you can make her change direction!
In flight
Me in 1969 or 1970. Photo by Laurie Fuchs
