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Women Who Run With The Wolves - Chapter 2 (Part 1)

The Quest for the Wild Woman
As we continue our discussion and reflection of Women Who Run With The Wolves, Dr. Estes begins Chapter 2 entitled “Stalking the Intruder: The Beginning Initiation” by saying,
“In a single human being there are many other beings, all with their own values, motives, and devices.”
These different aspects of who [...]

That Wild Woman! Well…

In last week’s “Women Who Run With The Wolves” post, I indicated we were going to be studying Chapter 2 - Stalking the Intruder: The Beginning Initiation. In this chapter, Dr. Estes tells the story of “Bluebeard,” the antagonist born within us that:
“severs the woman from her intuitive nature…leav[ing] the woman deadened in [...]

Five Favorites For Friday - Week Ending Feb. 23, 2007

Time flies when you’re having fun!  It seems that it was just yesterday that I posted last week’s Five Favorites For Friday, and yet, another week is just about done.  I discovered some posts this week that generally covered the areas of personal growth and development, but I stumbled upon a very funny post as well.  In no [...]

Women Who Run With The Wolves - Chapter 1 (Part 2)

Running Toward The Wild Woman - Pt. 2
We are continuing our quest of discovering who we truly are as women as we study Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. So far, our work has been preliminary, just trying to lay the groundwork for an intense work of the soul. [...]

Women Who Run With The Wolves - Chapter 1 (Part 1)

Running Toward The Wild Woman! - Part 1
We are continuing our study of Women Who Run with the Wolves. Last week’s discussion centered around the importance of using stories to begin the work of reclamation of our souls. We continue, then, with a story Dr. Estes entitles “La Loba.”
La Loba
“There is an [...]

Some Balance Please?

Since I’ve begun blogging I’ve been hearing alot about the Law of Attraction.  And Oprah featured the movie “The Secret” today (2/8/07) on her show, featuring the Law of Attraction.  According to this principle (from Oprah.com),
“…we create our own circumstances by the choices we make in life. And the choices we make are fueled by [...]

Women Who Run With The Wolves - “Singing Over The Bones” (Introduction)

How Wild Are You?
I’m excited! Today begins our first day in our study of Women Who Run with the Wolves. And as I said last week, we’re starting with the introductory chapter, “Singing Over the Bones.” Dr. Estes begins the chapter with:
“Wildlife and the Wild Woman are both endangered species.
Over time, we [...]

My Little - Ooops! - “Big” Girl

I think I’ve done pretty well not going overboard with worry when my 2 year, 8 month old daughter is not feeling well.  Since she started daycare when she was 7 months old, she’s gotten colds, though their onset occurs less frequently.  I now feel a bit more comfortable properly medicating her without calling the nurse’s line at the [...]

Cluttered Desk, Cluttered Mind

On January 9, 2007, an article appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution entitled “Chaos Rules” with a photo of Albert Einstein standing around his very cluttered desk, appearing to be looking for something, with the following quote within the photo: 

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind,
of what, then, is an empty desk?”
–Albert Einstein 
For this article, [...]

Is the Institution of Marriage Dead?

It was the big news story Tuesday, January 16, 2007.  Due to several factors, according to Sam Roberts of the New York Times, “51 percent of [American] women are now living without a spouse,” indicating we can no longer “assume that marriage is the main institution that organizes people’s lives.”
As I heard the network news [...]