- Care of the Soul : A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life by Thomas Moore
- The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life by Thomas Moore
- Soul Mates by Thomas Moore
- The Soul of Sex: Cultivating Life as an Act of Love by Thomas Moore
- Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Shelter for the Spirit: Create Your Own Haven in a Hectic World by Victoria Moran
- Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life by Frederic Brussat
- A Blue Fire by James Hillman
- The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within by Stephen Fry
- The Invitation by Oriah
some Facebook drama happening behind the scenes.
Boy just told me I looked like Sarah Palin.
The tragedy of attempted reconnection/reconcilation: rejection
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Ouch. If it's any consolation, I have recently discovered the evil ex is on FB, and (being the kind of bloke he is) his profile is not hidden. So you can read all about his sad little life, and his rampant atheism (he just read the Dawkins book), and remain anonymous. It's upsetting, yet I'm not sure why, and I'm (a) avoiding going there and (b) waiting for FB to provide an "Add as enemy" button :D 'cause the temptation to post "I see you are still a prat, and I'm so much better off without you!" is very strong!
Sometimes these things are not meant to be, alas, despite our best intentions.
"Sometimes these things are not meant to be, alas, despite our best intentions" is what I was feeling last night. I thought, "I should do a novena and see if they'll come round." And I slept. In the morning I thought "no, I am not going to wait." I defriended my cousins, and blocked them. I went onto FB with the primary intention of reconnecting. I wasn't insistent or overbearing about it. I joined a family group, asked if anyone was up for a Xmas card exchange, sent birthday greetings. I got nothing back.
For a long time I thought it was me. yet I've been able to reconnect with people of maybe stouter hearts or greater love. I can't be that bad a person if I volunteer in my community, and give to save the lives of strangers, and if other relatives have no problem.
Their non-actions and snubbings hurt a lot because they are the cousins I have known the longest. I am very disappointed.
I would unblock them, but wait for them to reconnect. Then the ball's in their court, so to speak. The Cog's boss is also my cousin (no nepotism - purely coincidence) and I emailed him when I lived in Birmingham. I am still awaiting a response, 9 years on. I bear him no ill will, I've seen him at funerals - he's just really bad at keeping in touch. Even the Cog prefers to telephone him now! :)
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