October 3, 2006
I hope this finds everyone reading this doing well! I've gotten myself back on track with the updating of this Web site. I took a little break and completed three more chapters on my book.
I want to thank everyone again for all of your prayers and support. I have not had any more unwelcome "visitors" or nightmares since that last bout.
If you haven't visited in awhile, let me tell you where we're at. I've been completing the Inner Child Work section of the Healing pages. I had intended on starting a new healing section this week, but my bizarre dreams and nightmares sidetracked me a bit. Please bear with me as I conclude the Inner Child section this week and start with the next healing topic next week.
The latest update is about creating a mental safe place for your inner child so that they don't feel trapped inside the abusive places of their past. It gets easier to coax your inner child out into the light and do this type of healing work if you know where to find them the next time you do inner child exercises. They will be more likely to help the adult you if they have been taken care of in a safe, cozy place while you've been carrying on the day-to-day requirements of adult life.
Please click here to learn how to create a mental safe place for each inner child. I promise to be back soon to finish up this important self-help, healing series. God bless, love and light, Hope
I always work with the healing exercises just before writing about them, even if I've done them many times in the past. While I was trying to do some original pain work with my inner child, I found that it was not sufficient in releasing enough grief. It occurred to me that I still had an enormous amount of grief buried deep within me that I had not sufficiently released. Nothing seemed to be helping, so as I usually do, I reached out for help through my MySpace blog.
I got a great suggestion and I'm going to try it over the weekend. I will let you all know how it went on Monday. But, here's the rest of the plan. It also dawned on me that one reason I might have gotten stuck was because I still associate a lot of shame with my abuse and I also grieve over this. Therefore, I'm going to do some things a little differently. Here's the plan:
1. First, I'm going to try this new grief releasing exercise over the
weekend before I share any of it here.
2. I'm going to incorporate the next healing topic of Healing
Shame within the next 2 sections of our Inner Child Work.
Since part of our Original Pain is caused by shame, this makes
perfect sense to me to tackle this next Healing topic here.
Also, some of the wounds of childhood are created by this
internalized shame. So, if we talk about healing shame within
the next section of Healing the Wounds of Childhood, it will
make sense.
3. REST UP OVER THE WEEKEND - I can assure you from my
recent experience trying some of this, that it is exhausting!
Get as much rest and peace as you can over the weekend and
be ready for some hard, but rewarding work next week.
Let's all pray for each other as we go through this together.
Love, Hope
I did it! I'm finally done with the first Healing Shame page. I had forgotten what a complicated topic dealing with shame is! It relates to so many other healing topics, so you'll be able to get to it from the Inner Child - Original Pain Work page, as well as others. I would highly recommend that anyone wanting to do extensive shame work get a copy of John Bradshaw's book, "Healing the Shame that Binds You." Please check back tomorrow as I load two more pages about this important topic: The Hiding Places of Shame and Solutions to Healing Shame. In the meantime, please sign my guest book so I can keep you informed about the publication of my book, which will have much more detailed information than I can provide here...including work pages.
God bless and thank you. I particularly want to thank all of my friends for, well...your friendship! I appreciate all of your ideas, prayers and support, more than you'll ever know. I love you all, Hope
October 24, 2006
Sorry I have not been here lately! Last Thursday and Friday, Homestead had technical difficulties that kept me from updating the Web site. Then, over the weekend, I ended up taking my hubby to the emergency room, because we thought he was having a heart attack! He did not have one, but is still being treated for a possible blockage, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, low blood sugar, acid reflux and an inflamed chest muscle. He is resting comfortably now, but I might not get a chance to update this site for a few days. Thanks for your patience, thoughts and prayers, Hope
Welcome and Happy Halloween! I'm sorry I've been gone so long. My life's been kind of crazy lately, to say the least! But, my hubby's back on his feet, feeling much better and I feel able to be back with you...or ya'll, as they say down here in the South.
I want to thank all of my on-line friends who have had my husband and our family in your thoughts and prayers. It is very much appreciated!
I'm going to try and get caught up today and tomorrow with the final Healing Shame pages. Next week, I hope to get back to the rest of the Inner Child pages and post a new poll for our next healing topic.
