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Sunday, July 24, 2016

Returning



Returning

On this day
I give to you
Love 
as I know it
from what I have learned
along the way

My heart 
and what extends outward
seeking 
without knowing

Somehow holding you
always
in a warm embrace

On this day 
searching ends

We have returned...

Angela Minard 2016©

Artwork by Pier Toffoletti

Saturday, July 9, 2016

Wanting



Wanting

The physical pain comes first

before memory
before wanting

searing flame
consuming all image

imagined...

When it hurts 
inside

now 
wanting 
you

before you

pain 
without 
want

This wanting

is a different ache
throbbing
from the same place

Why is the womb filled with rot? 

Do you ever wonder

or simply believe 
what you are told? 

"You smell 
like the filth that you are."

Could you please
wrap your arms around me

even with this stench?

Shame is
asking

Shame is 
telling

Shame is

Still 

Here

Wanting...

Angela Minard 2016©

Artwork from randiclark.com

Thursday, July 7, 2016

No More



There is nothing in life that is certain, but most of the time our days flow in a predictable pattern, and that routine is comforting. 
Right now I feel as if I decided to climb into a rain barrel and allowed someone to push me from the edge of Niagara Falls. 
I made the choice to quit a job I had been at for a long time, I brought a puppy into our home, a couple of the boys moved out, and then one moved back in and brought their cat, I'm starting a new job, and I just sprained my foot on my third day at said new job! We need to sell our house, which will be another big change, and none of this is routine. Even good changes can be frightening, and so I find myself slipping into eating disordered behaviors. Relapse is part of recovery, but I thought I was past relapsing. It is difficult not to be disappointed in myself, especially when I'm working in a recovery facility. Beating up on myself is not helpful, and actually gives the eating disorder more power. Silence gives it power as well, and more than anything, I'm trying to let go of shame. 
I have been going through an intense trauma training in order to work in a psychiatric facility, but the training is bringing up my own trauma, which is painful. It makes me doubt myself, and if I have chosen the right path. I feel passionate about teaching yoga as a powerful tool for healing. I know I can help people, but I have to find a way to seperate from my pain while doing this job, otherwise I'm going to be in a world of hurt. 
I have had to slow down while trying to heal my foot, but that gives me more time with myself, more time to ruminate, and so here I am, writing through all of it.
Deep down, I know I can do this, and that everything will work out the way it is meant to happen. I have not arrived in this exact place without a reason. If I expect myself to be perfect, I most certainly will fail. If I believe that others expect perfection, I will also fail. I may tumble all of the way down, beaten and bruised, but smooth waters await if I can have faith and patience through this journey. I can only be honest with myself and others. I don't want to feel alone, and silence is a lonely place to live. It is okay to be exactly where I am, but if I keep it to myself, and hide my struggles, no one can help me. If I've learned anything through this recovery of self, it is that asking for help is crucial for healing to occur. I have so many more tools other than an eating disorder to fall back on, and this blog is one of them. I stopped writing because I was afraid to be honest, and afraid of letting people down. 
No more...