by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 2, 2022 | Uncategorized |
“You do not have to be good.” What does this line from Mary Oliver’s poem evoke for you? When Victoria and I brought it into our last Patreon Zoom gathering, it led us into a rich and multi-textured discussion about goodness and perfection, which we... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 14, 2022 | Uncategorized |
Many of you have been following me for years, which means you’ve essentially watched my children grow up. I started this blog when our oldest son, Everest, was five and half years old and Asher was just a newborn. They’re now 18 and 13. I’ve written... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 16, 2021 | Uncategorized |
Victoria and I are delighted to share Episode 2 of the Gathering Gold podcast – and, yes, we changed the name! Here’s the description: In Episode 2, we’ve got news: we changed the podcast name! In the spirit of this shift, we’re talking about... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized |
In my early twenties, shortly after my first panic attack unleashed the underworld of everything I had squashed down for the first twenty-one years of my life, I became highly sensitized to every tingle, bump, and ache in my body. At one point, my hyper-focus on a... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 1, 2020 | Uncategorized |
When I was a teenager, I wanted nothing more than to have a boyfriend. Like most teenagers, I was raised on a steady diet of romantic love informed by books like Sweet Valley High and movies like Sixteen Candles. Oh, how I longed for a boy who would walk through the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Dec 1, 2019 | Uncategorized |
We all have inside of us a well of Self. This is a fluid well that is continuously being drained and refilled by how we spend our time, depleted and nourished by how we move through our inner and outer worlds. When the well is full, we are resourced and regulated,... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 29, 2017 | Uncategorized |
The following is from course member findingpeace28, who shared this on the e-course forum two weeks after her wedding. As soon as I read it, I knew had to share it with those of you struggling with relationship anxiety and, in particular, the connection spike, to... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 13, 2017 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, HSP, Open Your Heart, Uncategorized |
There have been countless times over the many years of my marriage when my husband will say something that makes me feel loved or do something that gets us back on track when we’ve been in a negative feedback loop and I’ll think, “Oh, so that’s... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Apr 13, 2014 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Parenthood transitions, Pregnancy and Parenting Collections, Rituals and Symbols, Transitions - General, Uncategorized |
“Were you in labor at this time five years ago?” my husband asked tonight as we were cleaning up the kitchen after our early Passover dinner. “No, not yet. I didn’t go into labor until 4am.” April 14, 2009 – 4am I’m awakened... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Feb 6, 2013 | Uncategorized |
This touched me so deeply: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj7Zw4P8LPo[/youtube]
